Statistics for Figurative Language Quiz

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Sentence	Figurative Language Used	% Correct
Watching the show was like watching grass grow.	Simile	92%
Let the cat out of the bag.	Idiom	85%
The sorry engine wheezed its death cough.	Personification	79%
It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets	Hyperbole	68%
Becky's beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.	Alliteration	66%
War is the mother of all battles.	Metaphor	60%
I thought Santa was going to be late, but he arrived in the Nick of time	Pun	55%
When your parents learn about your new plan to raise money, it's going to sink like the Titanic.	Allusion	51%
Silence your cellphone so that it does not beep during the movie.	Onomatopoeia	51%
A flying flock of pretty birds represents freedom, hope even	Symbolism	49%
It is only a small scratch.	Understatement	45%
A horse is a horse, of course, of course, And no one can talk to a horse of course, That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed	Repetition	43%
Lamarr said, "The case is far from over, and we will win."	Quotation	36%