Figurative Language Trivia
Choose the answer that best
applies!
Round 1
What type of figurative language
am I?
• Phrase with a meaning apart from the
meaning of the individual words
• Words or images that represent something
else
• Words that imitate sounds
• Giving human qualities to an non-living
object
• An extreme exaggeration
• A comparison using “like” and “as”
• The repetition of vowel sounds
• Comparison of two unlike objects/ideas
without using the words “like” or “as”
• A figure of speech that combines two
opposing or contradictory ideas.
• The repetition of consonant sounds
• A play on words
• A rare exception to the rule, it makes a
comparison using words like “resembled”
“such as” and/or “than.”
Round 2
Pick the type of figurative
language that best fits the
example
• “The man in the living room was tall as the
sky.”
• “His voice rose on tides of promise and fell
on waves of warnings.”
• fleet feet sweep by sleeping geeks
• The clouds are as fluffy as cotton candy.
• The candlelight danced across the
shadows playing on the wall.
• The snake hissed when he heard the
leaves rustle and the birds chirp.
• You are the glue holding us together as a
team!
• Sir Lancelot once had a very bad dream
about his horse. It was a knight mare
• His touch is like caressing fire.
• We listened to the crunching of ice
beneath our feet.
• You are getting on my nerves
• The cool, smooth silk robe felt nice against
his skin.
Round 3
What type of figurative language
am I?
• Happiness is a ray of sunshine.
• The wind whipped wildly through the
willows.
• After the battle, a dove flew across the war
torn land.
• The world is a stage.
• His lawyer was so smart she beat the
dictionary in a spelling contest.
• “Mother was a [carefree] chick nuzzling
around the large dark hens. The sounds
they made had a rich inner harmony.”
• “The cold wind had frozen my feet and my
spine, and Mr. Taylor’s impersonation had
chilled my blood.”
• Our social studies teacher says that her
globe means the world to her.
• “For nearly a year, I [sulked] around the
house, the store, the school, the church,
like an old dirty biscuit, dirty and
uneatable.”
• He was so mad, his blood boiled.
• Morning is a new sheet of paper for you to
write on.
• “Silent and soft and slow/Descends the
snow”
Round 4
What type of figurative language
am I?
• “Back he spurred like a madman, shrieking
a curse to the wind.”
• “A creeping, colored caterpillar”
• “And green and blue his sharp eyes
twinkled,/Like a candle flame where salt is
sprinkled”
• The fly buzzed across the room.
• The hostages had hope when they saw an
eagle fly over them.
• The bows glided down, and the coast/
Blackened with birds took a last look
• Two peanuts were walking through the
park. One of them was assaulted.
• “One fish, two fish. Red fish, blue fish.”
-Dr. Seuss
• All natural artificial flavor
• The flowers were suffering from the
intense heat.
• A snail wants to buy a fast car because
snails are typically slow creatures. So, he
buys a car and paints the letter ‘S’ on it.
Driving fast, he passes some ducks and
one yells “look at that ‘S’ car go!”
• An unbiased opinion
Game Over
Study Hard Tonight!