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Figurative Language Test

Choose the type of figurative language that best fits each sentence.

  1.  
    The lightbulb is as bright as the sun.
    A. Metaphor B. Hyperbole C. Simile D. Alliteration
  2.  
    My son is a big teddy bear.
    A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Onomatopoeia D. Personification
  3.  
    The trees danced in the wind.
    A. Alliteration B. Onomatopoeia C. Idiom D. Personification
  4.  
    I pressed snooze 50 times before I woke up this morning.
    A. Simile B. Hyperbole C. Alliteration D. Hyperbole
  5.  
    Barry the bear battled against other bears.
    A. Onomatopoeia B. Idiom C. Simile D. Alliteration
  6.  
    Ms. Tanksley's test was a piece of cake.
    A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Hyperbole D. Idiom
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Figurative Language Test (Answer Key)

Choose the type of figurative language that best fits each sentence.

  1.  
    The lightbulb is as bright as the sun.
    A. Metaphor B. Hyperbole C. Simile D. Alliteration
  2.  
    My son is a big teddy bear.
    A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Onomatopoeia D. Personification
  3.  
    The trees danced in the wind.
    A. Alliteration B. Onomatopoeia C. Idiom D. Personification
  4.  
    I pressed snooze 50 times before I woke up this morning.
    A. Simile B. Hyperbole C. Alliteration D. Hyperbole
  5.  
    Barry the bear battled against other bears.
    A. Onomatopoeia B. Idiom C. Simile D. Alliteration
  6.  
    Ms. Tanksley's test was a piece of cake.
    A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Hyperbole D. Idiom

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