Figurative Language Unit Review

Tim was suspicious of his brother's gift. "Is this some sort of Trojan horse?

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• allusion

• simile

It's time to bite the bullet and make an appointment to see the dentist.

• idiom

• allusion

• simile

• metaphor

This tie is so tight, it's going to choke me to death.

• idiom

• simile

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

She moves like a cat, silent and graceful.

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

The frozen lake was a sheet of glass this morning.

• simile

• personification

• oxymoron

• metaphor

The jittery arms of the tree trembled against the house.

• personification

• hyperbole

• idiom

• oxymoron

We had a blast at the party, she should have come.

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• idiom

• simile

The green grass of the lush lawn seemed to grow overnight.

• oxymoron

• idiom

• alliteration

• allusion

It will never stop raining.

• personification

• hyperbole

• idiom

• metaphor

The girls murmured in the corner and ignored the rest of the class.

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile