Figurative Language Review

The wrapped gift begged to be opened.

• Personification

• Idiom

• Onomatopoeia

• allusion

The teacher heard whispering and knew something was fishy

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• oxymoron

• idiom

Life is such an exciting journey!

• simple

• metaphor

• idiom

• oxymoron

Our conversation seemed to go on for days.

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• simile

The child sneaked like a ninja past the sleeping dog.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• idiom

My dog Bandit, is the smartest, dumb dog I have ever been around.

• hyperbole

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

The meteor hit the ground with a loud CRASH!

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

• alliteration

Why would Wayne want to wait for Wonder Woman?

• idiom

• alliteration

• personfication

• simile

Did I really win the lottery, or are you just pulling my leg?

• telling me the truth

• making me laugh

• tricking me

• doing me a favor

Elizabeth said it was no big deal to forgive her sister for their fight last week. “It’s water under the bridge,” she assured her.

• something no one wants to talk about

• more important than anything else

• a huge problem that must be solved

• something past that no longer matters