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Figurative Language Quiz

Directions: Each sentence is an example of a literary element. Read each sentence and initial
which literary element it exhibits (shows).
A=alliteration M-metaphor
O=onomatopoeia I=idiom
S=simile H=hyperbole
P=personification

1. ______ Singing songbirds serenade us.

2. ______ The cat purrs.
3. ______ The wind was a slap in the face.
4. ______ He is full of hot air.
5. ______ I feel as free as a bird.
6. ______ He is floating on cloud nine.
7. ______ Her homework will take forever.
8. ______ Springtime is youth.
9. ______ Exploration is like a search for truth.
10. ______ The inside of the car was a refrigerator.
11. ______ She is such a teacher’s pet.
12. ______ The vacuum raced across the floor.
13. ______ Five feverish ferrets fainted.
14. ______ These books weigh a ton.
15. ______ The clock announced the time.
16. ______ A friend is like a wall you can lean on.
17. ______ That punishment was a slap on the wrist.
18. ______ His stomach is a bottomless pit.
19. ______ I will die if no one asks me to dance.
20. ______ Solitude is awareness.
21. ______ Wintry winds will wither the trees.
22. ______ The bookcase hid in the corner
23. ______ I heard a balloon pop.
24. ______ He’s so hungry, he could eat a horse.
25. ______ We could hear the buzzing of the bees chasing us.