1) A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" a) metaphor b) simile c) hyperbole d) personification 2) A comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as" a) metaphor b) simile c) hyperbole d) personification 3) A figure of speech that gives humanlike qualities to something nonhuman a) alliteration b) metaphor c) onomatopoeia d) personification 4) A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis a) idiom b) metaphor c) hyperbole d) personification 5) Repetition of beginning sounds in words a) alliteration b) metaphor c) onomatopoeia d) simile 6) An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words, but must be learned as a whole a) idiom b) personification c) onomatopoeia d) alliteration 7) A word that imitates a sound a) personification b) idiom c) onomatopoeia d) alliteration 8) Chloe's vintage car groaned as she turned the ignition. She resolved to refurbish it over the summer. a) metaphor b) personification c) idiom d) simile 9) Jayla's phone slipped out of her pocket, landing in the toilet with a plop. a) simile b) alliteration c) metaphor d) onomatopoeia 10) This party at Chad's house is a disaster waiting to happen. a) personificatoin b) simile c) metaphor d) idiom 11) Before you buy that new game, hold your horses a bit and think about the cost. a) metaphor b) alliteration c) idiom d) personification 12) The rabbits sat as still as statues on sandy beach. a) simile b) onomatopoeia c) hyperbole d) idiom 13) Pink puddles of petals float over his feet. a) alliteration b) metaphor c) personification d) hyperbole 14) He cried so long that he filled up an ocean with tears. a) simile b) hyperbole c) idiom d) metaphor

Figurative Language Practice

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