Figurative Language 101

"Her smile is the sunrise" is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

"The concert was so loud the drums echoed in space." is an example what type of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

"The sky misses the sun at night." is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Pun

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Personification

"Don’t make a mountain of a molehill." is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Pun

"The new neighbor is as curious as a cat" is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

"Her love for her children is as constant as the passing of time" is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Idiom

"The truck engine roared as it climbed the hill." could be an example of what two types of figurative language?

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

Comparison between two things using like or as.

An expression that means something besides the literal meaning.

A play on words.