Figurative Language

Which one is an example of a simile?

• She's a cheetah.

• I'm so hungry I could die!

• He's as funny as a joke book.

• I've got a frog in my throat.

Which one is an example of personification?

• The fire alarm yelled.

• The bee buzzed by my ear.

• I could sleep forever.

• She's like a walking dictionary.

Which one is an example of alliteration?

• My eyes are as big as silver dollars.

• Big bugs break bread.

• The car screamed down the highway.

• Unicorns fly over rainbows.

Which one is an example of a hyperbole?

• Magical magicians make magic.

• It's as hard as a rock.

• My head hurts.

• My mom is going to kill me!