2024 ELA Figurative Language Terms Quiz

simile

a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

metaphor

a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

hyperbole

an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be understood literally

personification

giving human qualities to nonhuman things

onomatopoeia

words that imitate the sounds that they describe

alliteration

the repetition of the same initial sound

idiom

a group of words that has a different meaning from its literal meaning

adage

a memorable saying that is usually considered true

proverb

an old saying that contains advice or a truth

allusion

a word or phrase that hints at something or someone well known

pun

a play on words that uses multiple meanings of a word or uses words that sound alike but have different meanings

The following is an examples of what figurative language: The leaves crunched like potato chips.

simile

The following is an examples of what figurative language: My dog is a ball of energy.

metaphor

The following is an examples of what figurative language: I’ve told you this a million times already!

hyperbole

The following is an examples of what figurative language: The willow tree’s branches dance in the wind.

personification

The following is an examples of what figurative language: The burger patties sizzled on the grill.

onomatopoeia

The following is an examples of what figurative language: The busy bee bounced from bush to bush.

alliteration

The following is an examples of what figurative language: I practice the piano once in a blue moon.

idiom

The following is an examples of what figurative language: It’s better to be safe than sorry.

adage

The following is an examples of what figurative language: Actions speak louder than words.

proverb

The following is an examples of what figurative language: Chocolate chip ice cream is my Achilles’ heel.

allusion

The following is an examples of what figurative language: I wish I could be a doctor, but I don’t have the patients.

pun