Figurative Language PART 1

Figurative Language Part 1

College Seminar Semester 1

Figurative Language Part 1

Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Alliteration

Multiple Choice

Grant always turns in his homework.

• Literal

• Figurative

Multiple Choice

When she sings, her voice is like velvet.

• Literal

• Figurative

Multiple Choice

The water was rising in the river because of the rain.

• Literal

• Figurative

Multiple Choice

I've told you a million times to clean your room.

• Literal

• Figurative

Multiple Choice

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• Literal

• Figurative

Multiple Choice

Half of the class did not finish the assignment.

• Literal

• Figurative

Multiple Choice

That man is an oger.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

She is as sly as a fox.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

He works out every day to have abs like a rock.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

His temper is like a volcano waiting to explode.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

She has the heart of a lion.

• Simile

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

HYPERBOLE? Yes or No.

I have 136 students on my roster.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

HYPERBOLE? Yes or No.

I have a billion papers to grade this weekend.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

HYPERBOLE? Yes or No.

There’s enough food in the cupboard to feed an entire army.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

HYPERBOLE? Yes or No.

It takes a lot of food to feed an entire army.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains an example of alliteration?

• Joe went to the store.

• Joe is going to build a deck.

• Joe ate some toast with jam.

• Just just jammed his thumb.

Multiple Choice

Which letter/sound is being repeated in this example of alliteration?

My favorite place to shop is Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

• M

• I

• B

• none of the above

Open Ended

Type an example of a hyperbole. (Create your own!)

Open Ended

Type an example of a simile. (Create your own!)

Open Ended

Type an example of a metaphor. (Create your own!)

Open Ended

Type an example of a alliteration. (Create your own!)