Figurative Language 5th Grade

Which of the following is a simile?

• The moon smiled.

• The cheese was as smelly as a skunk.

• Her hair was silk.

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• The moon smiled.

• The cheese was as smelly as a skunk.

• Her hair was silk.

Which example uses a simile?

• The boy was as strong as an ox.

• The boy was an ox.

• Ben bakes dog bones for his dog Biscuit.

• I like grapes.

Which sentence is a metaphor?

• My alarm clock yelled at me to wake up.

• He was as big as a tree.

• Cross your fingers.

• Life is a rollercoaster.

Which sentence uses a hyperbole?

• Next Friday is never going to arrive.

• My teacher is a dragon.

• Zachary zeroed in on zoo keeping as a career.

• The patient sounded like he was hacking up a lung.

Which sentence uses a metaphor?

• He was as big as a house.

• The wind was a howling wolf.

• I’ve read this book a hundred times.

• My flowers were begging for water.

Which sentence uses personification?

• Last night I slept like a log.

• He was in hot water after a fight with his sister.

• Time flies when you're having fun.

• Jenna ran around the lunchroom squealing like a pig.