Figurative Language

Front

Which sentence includes a metaphor? I swung the bat and "whack" hit a home run!, The candy was as sour as a lemon. , My baby brother is a sweet teddy bear. , Tommy took two tiny twigs.

Back

My baby brother is a sweet teddy bear.

Front

"Hoot" is an example of

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

When something that isn't human is given human characteristics.

Back

Personification

Front

Which sentence includes a hyperbole?

• My hair is as messy as a hurricane.
• My backpack weighs a ton!
• Dean drank dozens of drinks.
• The stars winked at me from the sky.

Back

My backpack weighs a ton!

Front

When a word represents a sound being made.

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

"Her heart is like gold" is a

Back

Simile

Front

Which sentence shows alliteration?

Back

Silly Suzy sat in the sunny sand.

Front

When things are compared WITHOUT using the words like or as.

Back

Metaphor

Front

"Tom is a human calculator" is a

Back

Metaphor

Front

Which sentence includes personification? Jill was so hungry she could eat a horse., Mom made many muffins., The angry sky threw lightening bolts at us., Emmett jumped like a kangaroo.

Back

The angry sky threw lightening bolts at us.