Figurative Language Practice

Figurative Language Practice

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Multiple Choice

Similes compare two things using like or as.

Which of the following is a simile?

• You look like a dolphin going jumping in the water.

• You are a dolphin jumping in the water.

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A metaphor compares two unlike things without using like or as.

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• You are a dolphin jumping in the water.

• The dolphin jumped in the water.

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A hyperbole is an over the top and over exaggerated statement.

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• I am so tired.

• I am so tired I could sleep for ages!

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Alliteration is when the same letter is repeated at the beginning of words in a sentence.

• She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

• I love the sea.

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Personification is when you give animals or objects human qualities.

Which of the statements shows personification?

• She ran down the street like a wild dog.

• The wild dog sang a crazy song.