
Figurative Language
Quiz by Mindy Zimmer
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- Q1Kenny washed his bike until it was as clean as a whistle!PersonificationSimileHyperboleMetaphor30s
- Q2The sun played hide and seek with the clouds.OnomatopoeiaIdiomHyperbolePersonification30s
- Q3My brother is a couch potato! All he does is sit on the couch and watch TV all day!OnomatopoeiaAlliterationSimileMetaphor30s
- Q4Sally sells seashells by the seashore.AlliterationMetaphorAlliterationPersonification30s
- Q5Betty bought butter, but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better!OnomatopoeiaPersonificationAlliterationHyperbole30s
- Q6The burning wood popped and crackled.IdiomMetaphorPersonificationOnomatopoeia30s
- Q7I don't want to go for a run because it is raining cats and dogs outside!IdiomMetaphorPersonificationHyperbole30s
- Q8Time is money!PersonificationSimileMetaphorAlliteration30s
- Q9We waited in line for a million years!AlliterationMetaphorHyperboleOnomatopoeia30s
- Q10Lisa was as busy as a bee while cleaning her house.AlliterationSimileMetaphorPersonification30s
- Q11You could never tell that Danny and Joe are best friends because they fight like cats and dogs!HyperboleMetaphorPersonificationSimile30s
- Q12Patty played the piano perfectly.AlliterationHyperboleMetaphoreIdiom30s
- Q13Jenny could not sleep because her husband snores louder than a freight train!HyperbolePersonificationIdiomSimile30s
- Q14What form of figurative language is shown in the picture?SymbolismHyperboleOnomatopoeiaAlliteration30s
- Q15Rick was in hot water when his parents found out he had lied to them.SimileIdiomAlliterationHyperbole30s