Figurative Language Review

A _______ is a figure of speech that compares two things that are normally unrelated.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Which of the following sentences is a metaphor:

• Time is money.

• Sally sells sea shells.

• Bob is as tall as a house.

Which of the following sentences is a metaphor:

• His grandfather was as old as time.

• Rocky was as sleepy as a sloth.

• Today was a dream.

A _______ is a comparison using like, as, or than.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Check all that apply. Which of the following is a simile:

• Colin was faster than a racehorse.

• Ella loves board games.

• Your smile is as bright as the sun.

Which of the following is a simile:

• The moon smiled as I went to sleep.

• Life is like a box of chocolates.

• Walt walked west with Wendy.

_______ is when most of the words in a sentence or phrase begin with the same letter or sound.

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Personification

Which of the following uses alliteration:

• Sally said Sarah saw seals on Sunday.

• The moon is like a wheel of cheese.

• The bacon sizzled in the pan.

Check all that apply. Which of the following uses alliteration:

• Trent looked up and saw a cat in a tree.

• Nathan nodded at Nora.

• Macy made Martin make muffins on Monday.

An _______ is a word that names a sound, and also sounds like the name of the word.

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor