Figurative Language Practice

English Language Arts

A comprehensive practice guide on identifying seven common types of figurative language including metaphors, similes, and onomatopoeia.

literary devices grammar creative writing

15 Questions Easy Ages 9+ Apr 2, 2026

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This study set covers English Language Arts through 15 practice questions. A comprehensive practice guide on identifying seven common types of figurative language including metaphors, similes, and onomatopoeia. Every question includes the correct answer so you can learn as you go — pick any format above to get started.

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1 What is a phrase that means something different from the individual words in it?

A Simile
B Idiom
C Metaphor
D Alliteration

2 Which figure of speech compares two things using 'like' or 'as'?

A Simile
B Hyperbole
C Personification
D Onomatopoeia

3 'The ocean is a vast mirror' is an example of which figure of speech?

A Alliteration
B Idiom
C Metaphor
D Personification

4 What is the term for using the same beginning sound in a series of words?

A Metaphor
B Hyperbole
C Onomatopoeia
D Alliteration

5 Which figure of speech uses words that imitate real sounds, like 'hush' or 'crash'?

A Onomatopoeia
B Personification
C Idiom
D Simile

6 Giving human qualities to non-human things is known as what?

A Hyperbole
B Personification
C Alliteration
D Metaphor

7 What is the use of extreme exaggeration to make a point?

A Idiom
B Simile
C Hyperbole
D Metaphor

8 'The sun peeked through the clouds' is an example of what?

A Personification
B Hyperbole
C Alliteration
D Idiom

9 'My backpack weighs a ton' is an example of what?

A Metaphor
B Hyperbole
C Simile
D Onomatopoeia

10 'She is as graceful as a swan' is an example of what?

A Personification
B Metaphor
C Simile
D Idiom

11 'Tiny turtles tiptoed toward the tree' uses which device?

A Alliteration
B Hyperbole
C Idiom
D Metaphor

12 'That math test was a piece of cake' is an example of what?

A Simile
B Personification
C Hyperbole
D Idiom

13 'The lightning danced across the sky' is an example of what?

A Metaphor
B Personification
C Onomatopoeia
D Alliteration

14 'Life is a roller coaster of emotions' is an example of what?

A Simile
B Idiom
C Metaphor
D Hyperbole

15 'The water faucet was making a steady drip drip sound!' is an example of what?

A Onomatopoeia
B Personification
C Alliteration
D Metaphor

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