Figurative Language Practice

Which is an example of a metaphor?

• The boy was as happy as a lark.

• John was a mountain on the field.

• The moonlight danced across the water.

• She worked her fingers to the bone.

Which is an example of a simile?

• The boy was as happy as a lark.

• Stars are buttons on the universe's coat.

• The moonlight danced across the water.

• She worked her fingers to the bone.

Which is an example of a hyperbole?

• The boy was as happy as a lark.

• Stars are buttons on the universe's coat.

• The moonlight danced across the water.

• She worked her fingers to the bone.

Which is an example of a personification?

• The boy was as happy as a lark.

• Stars are buttons on the universe's coat.

• The moonlight danced across the water.

• She worked her fingers to the bone.