figurative language

The lillies in the field danced gaily in the wind.

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

What does the sentence below actually mean?

O my Love is like a red, red rose

That’s newly sprung in June;

• The speaker believes that roses are the most beautiful in June

• The speaker believes that the subject is very beautiful

• The speaker is picking roses

• The subject of the poem is a rose

My sister uses so much makeup that she broke the chisel trying to get it off last night.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

An extreme exaggeration to make a point

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

The surf surged up as the sun swept the shore.

• simile

• alliteration

• personification

• hyperbole

What type of figurative language being used in the following sentence?

The heater yelled as it was turned on during the first winter of the year

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

Lisa's lizards were leaping on her lawnchair.

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• personification

Homework is a breeze.

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

He is as busy as a bee.

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

He's a giant.

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor