Figurative Language

My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• A) metaphor

• B) hyperbole

• C) personification

• D) simile

The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• A) personification

• B) onomatopoeia

• C) simile

• D) metaphor

3. Mr. Z groaned as he got up from the floor.

• A) hyperbole

• B) metaphor

• C) onomatopoeia

• D) personification

He was a library of information about baseball. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• A) hyperbole

• B) metaphor

• C) personification

• D) simile

The curtain was waving to everyone every time the wind blew through the open window. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• A) personification

• B) metaphor

• C) onomatopoeia

• D) hyperbole

6. The tree shook its branches angrily. What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?

• A) personification

• B) hyperbole

• C) metaphor

• D) onomatopoeia

7. Her head was so full of ideas that it was ready to burst wide open. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• A) hyperbole

• B) metaphor

• C) alliteration

• D) personification

8. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing for everything in sight. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• A) simile

• B) hyperbole

• C) personification

• D) metaphor

9. I got to the sale too late and they were sold out. Oh well, early bird catches the worm.

• A) alliteration

• B) idiom

• C) metaphor

• D) personification

10. Leslie said that she was in the dark about what's going on. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• A) idiom

• B) alliteration

• C) metaphor

• D) personification