Figurative Language Review

Figurative Language Review

Types of Figurative Language

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?

My younger brother is as slow as a sloth in the morning.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

The answer is...

• SIMILE!

• My younger brother is as slow as a sloth in the morning.

• Comparing the brother to a slot using "as"

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?

I’m so nervous that I think I’m going to have a heart attack!

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

The answer is ...

• HYBERBOLE!

• I’m so nervous that I think I’m going to have a heart attack!

• Exaggerating how nervous they are - they aren't really going to have a heart attack.

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?

Brooke is a ray of sunshine in my life.

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

The answer is ...

• METAPHOR!

• Brooke is a ray of sunshine in my life. 

• Comparing the girl to how a ray of sunshine can make your day bright and you feel happy.

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?

Robby raced down the road in red roller blades.

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

The answer is ...

• ALLITERATION!

• Robby raced down the road in red roller blades.

• The beginning sound "r" is repeating in the sentence.

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?

Water plops into the lake during the afternoon rain shower.

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

The answer is ...

• ONOMATOPOEIA!

• Water plops into the lake during the afternoon rain shower.

• The word "plops" is a word that imitates the sound plop.

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?

After David's big hit, the baseball screamed all the way to the outfield.

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

The answer is ...

• PERSONIFICATION!

• After David's big hit, the baseball screamed all the way to the outfield.

• Giving the baseball a human characteristic. Baseballs cannot really scream.