Figurative Language

The sun was a gleaming pearl.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• alliteration

What is the definition of smilie?

• comparing two unlike things

• two or more words with the same beginning sound

• When a group of words have a different meaning than what they actually say

• Comparing two unlike things using like or as

After a busy day, Cammy couldn't wait to hit the hay.

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• personification

What does the hyperbole "his brain is the size of a pea" mean?

• He is not very smart

• He likes vegetables

• He is very smart

• He is not very big

A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:

• Onomatopoeia
• Simile
• Metaphor

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

Teddy Tiger tried tying teepees together. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

• hyperbole

• alliteration

I like pancakes so much I could eat a million of them. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• hyperbole

• idiom

• personification

• alliteration

An exaggerated expression

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• alliteration

Jacob was a perfect angel during school.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• idiom