ELA Figurative Language

Question 1

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: "The moon was a silver coin in the sky"?

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Answer

This is a metaphor because it directly compares the moon to a silver coin without using 'like' or 'as'.

Question 2

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

Accepted Answer

Her voice was like music to his ears.

Answer

A simile uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things; 'her voice was like music' fits this definition.

Question 3

"The wind whispered secrets through the trees" is an example of which figurative language device?

Accepted Answer

Personification

Answer

Personification gives human traits (whispering) to a non-human thing (the wind).

Question 4

Which of the following is the best example of hyperbole?

Accepted Answer

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

Answer

Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration for effect; claiming you could eat a horse is clearly impossible and therefore hyperbolic.

Question 5

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of which literary device?

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

Answer

Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in nearby words; the repeated 'p' sound throughout makes this alliteration.

(ELA) English Language Arts Practice Test