Figurative Language

Which sentence contains a simile?

• Rachel smiled like a Cheshire cat.

• Boyd had been awake for 500 hours.

• Our mayor is no Abe Lincoln.

• Farewell, my fair-haired friend.

Love is a thrill ride. This sentence uses ________.

• juxtaposition

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

This kid was a young Albert Einstein. This sentence uses ________.

• onomatopoeia

• assonance

• metaphor

• allusion

Nila briefly brushed the baby's hair. This sentence uses ________.

• assonance

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• juxtaposition

Which sentence contains a pun?

• The man zipped around the corner.

• Reading on the beach can make you well red.

• Her voice was the most beautiful music.

• The stars winked at me that night.

Which sentence is an example of assonance?

• The truck was going a million miles an hour.

• The toy boat whizzed past the dock.

• The small boy grabbed Roy's toy.

• Sheila pinches pennies like Scrooge.

Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?

• pour

• zap

• reach

• feel

A hyperbole is an ________.

• exaggeration

• alliteration

• assonance

• juxtaposition

Which sentence uses personification?

• The woman looked as if she were 1,000 years old.

• The fire hungrily ate the house.

• Where's the wicked witch?

• The tiger purred like my cat.

It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. This quote uses ________.

• hyperbole

• assonance

• alliteration

• juxtaposition