Figurative Language

What is a simile? 

• Comparing two unlike things without  using  like and as
• Comparing two things in a text
• Comparing two unlike things using  like and as
• None of the above

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing two things in a text
• Comparing two things using like and as
• An over exaggeration 
• Comparing two things without using like and as

What is an example of an alliteration?

• The vase flew off of the shelf. 
• Powerful pandas punch parrots.
• The plant liked to fly.
• I like to eat pie

The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of 

• Personification
• Onomatopoeia
• The 4th of July
• All of the above

Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.
• His room looked as if a hurricane came through.
• A hurricane! AHHH!
• The hurricane screamed through the town. 

Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?

• Boom!
• No!
• Yes!
• Go!

The pie was so tough I needed an ax to cut it.

• hyperbole
• personification
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. 

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race.

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia

I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.

• alliteration
• repetition
• idiom
• hyperbole