Figurative Language Check

After trying for a decade to grow a sweeter apple, the

company has finally developed a new variety that is bright

red and as sweet as honey.

• metaphor

• allusion

• simile

• hyperbole

During the Great Fire of London, flames leapt across the

city, devouring more than 13,000 homes and 87 churches.

• onomatopoeia

• pun

• personification

• euphemism

Hundreds of excited people gathered in the park for the

fireworks show and stayed until the last sizzle and pop of

light faded from the sky.

• alliteration

• paradox

• onomatopoeia

• personification

Saturday evening, the men’s football team completed the

last chapter in their Cinderella story by defeating the

highest ranked team in the final seconds of the game.

• allusion

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Chocolate companies need high-quality cacao beans, but

finding those beans can prove difficult. “Sometimes we

have to go to the moon and back to find the perfect cacao

tree,” remarked the chairman in a recent interview.

• hyperbole

• pun

• verbal irony

• metaphor

The governor, a looming tower of a man, was re-elected

this fall.

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

When the seas got stormy, the captain needed more assistance and called for all hands on deck.

• simile

• allusion

• synecdoche

• metaphor

Her laughter was like a warm blanket or a familiar song.

• synecdoche

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

The sun kissed my cheeks when I went outside.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• allusion

Because she refused to use her locker, her backpack weighed a ton, causing her to hunch as she walked down the hall.

• hyperbole

• simile

• synecdoche

• personification