Figurative Language

My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• onomatopoiea

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

Mr. Z groaned as he got up from the floor. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• metaphor

• hyerbole

• onomatopoeia

• personification

He was a library of information about baseball. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

The curtain was waving to everyone every time the wind blew through the open window. What type of figurative langugae is used in this sentence?

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• metaphor

The tree shook its branches angrily. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Her head was so full of ideas that it was ready to burst wide open. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

• alliteration

The baby was like an octopus, grabbing for everything in sight. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

I got to the sale too late and they were sold out. Oh well, the early bird catches the worm. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• alliteration

• personification

• metaphor

• idiom

Leslie said that she was in the dark about what's going on. What type of figurative language is this?

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

• idiom