Figurative Language

'You are like a ray of sunshine!' is an example of:

• onomatopoeia
• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor

This term means to use a strong exaggeration:

• personification
• idiom
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of:

• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole
• personification

'That test was a breeze!' is an example of:

• personification
• onomatopoeia
• simile
• idiom

Silly Sally swam so smoothly' is an example of:

• onomatopoeia
• metaphor
• alliteration
• idiom

What is a simile?

• Comparing two unlike things using as, like, or than

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

• Words that sound like their meaning

• A comparison between two things not using like or as

Alliteration is...

• an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

• a comparison using like or as

• repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• Words that sound like their meaning

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison that does not use like, as, or than

• the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A comparison that does use like, as, or than

• words that sound like their meaning

“It's a piece of cake.”

• hyperbole

• idiom

• allusion

• simile

“ It’s raining cats and dogs.”

• personification

• idiom

• alliteration

• allusion