Figurative Language

Front

Kari’s eyes were laser beams scanning every doll in the store. Identify the figure of speech.

Back

a metaphor

Front

Comparison in the simile: dropped package and bobsled movement.

Back

the movement of the dropped package and a bobsled.

Front

Shoppers bustled around the store, colliding like roller derby opponents. What does this simile imply?

Back

The store was jam-packed with a large number of excited shoppers.

Front

A loud beep! beep! beep! from the parking lot signaled a difference of opinion as to who spotted the empty space first. Identify the figure of speech.

Back

an onomatopoeia

Front

Giant grinning gingerbread man watched over shoppers. Which object is personified?

Back

a gingerbread man

Front

Treasure trove of _____ toys in a hardware store. Complete with alliteration.

Back

terrific

Front

Rows of electronic devices sat like sparkling jewels waiting for shoppers. Choose the phrase that is a metaphor.

Back

were sparkling jewels

Front

A large group of eager shoppers squeezed together like too many socks in a drawer describes their behavior as:

Back

a simile

Front

Identify the hyperbole: "The last few days of school before the holiday break are a thousand hours long."

Back

a thousand hours long.

Front

As snow fell, the forest wrapped itself in a white blanket and went to sleep. What figure of speech is illustrated?

Back

personification