Figurative Language Review

The bakers were as busy as bees.

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• hyperbole

My hand is going to fall off if I peel any more apples!

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• hyperbole

Betsy spilled the beans about the prizes for the costume party.

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• hyperbole

The pumpkins smiled.

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• idiom

• hyperbole

The popcorn crackled as it cooked.

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• idiom

• hyperbole

Cory is coming to collect the corn.

• alliteration

• personification

• idiom

• hyperbole

Our class must have walked a thousand miles around the park.

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• idiom

• hyperbole

The pumpkin is as large as the moon.

• metaphor

• alliteration

• idiom

• hyperbole

The bakers were busy bees.

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• hyperbole

The crunch of the leaves startled me.

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• idiom

• hyperbole