All Types of Figurative Language

My parents are going to kill me when they see my report card!

This is an example of...

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• hyperbole

• personification

The thirsty tomato plant gulped up the rainwater.

This is an example of...

• simile

• idiom

• personification

• metaphor

You should see her jump. She is a kangaroo.

This is an example of...

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• idiom

Don't let the cat out of the bag!

This is an example of...

• simile

• alliteration

• idiom

• personification

The race car zoomed around the track.

This is an example of...

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• simile

Melissa is as sweet as candy.

This is an example of...

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

Which sentence is a simile?

• Kim looks like her mom.

• I like pizza and candy.

• She is almost as fast as her brother.

• That shirt is bright like the sun.

Frank found five photos

• alliteration

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

The bacon sizzled in the pan.

This sentence is an example of...

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

She has a million pencils in her desk.

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• idiom

• simile