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Figurative Language Quiz

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Test your knowledge on various types of figurative language and literary devices

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1
What does 'oxymoron' combine?
Similar concepts
Direct statements
Contradictory terms
Multiple metaphors
2
Metaphors are literal comparisons.
False
True
3
Which is NOT a figurative language?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Syntax
4
Which is an example of hyperbole?
You run fast
I'm very hungry
I slept well
I could eat a horse
5
Identify the metaphor:
As busy as a bee
Time is money
She is a star
Clear as mud
6
Similes always use 'like' or 'as'.
True
False
7
Identify the litotes:
Not bad
Absolutely awful
Extremely perfect
Very good
8
Which is an example of alliteration?
Bright and beautiful
Peter Piper picked
Quick and quiet
Rarely right
9
Which phrase is a cliché?
Silent as the night
Time will tell
Bright as a button
Quick as a flash
10
Which is NOT a type of irony?
Literal
Verbal
Dramatic
Situational
11
Personification gives human traits to animals.
True
False
12
What does 'synecdoche' represent?
Opposite meanings
Whole by a part
Comparison using 'like'
Exaggeration of facts
13
Identify the onomatopoeia:
Whisper
Silent
Beautiful
Buzz
14
What does 'irony' typically involve?
Literal meaning
Direct comparison
Contradictory outcome
Exaggeration
15
What does 'imagery' evoke?
Historical facts
Clear definitions
Sensory details
Logical arguments
16
Identify the euphemism:
Totally broke
Extremely tired
Very old
Passed away
17
Which is an example of pun?
Time flies like an arrow
He's a star
Lost in the sea
As clear as mud
18
What does 'alliteration' focus on?
Rhyme scheme
Vowel sounds
First consonant sounds
Full words repetition
19
Which phrase is a simile?
Sky of diamonds
Clear sky
He is a lion
As brave as a lion