Figurative Language

Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?

• The leaves danced their way through the lawn.
• Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks.
• The whole world was staring at me.
• The cranky car creeped down the street.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The sun smiled at me in the early morning air.
• The tree was a giant.
• The old doughnut was like a rock.
• I stood in line all day to get to the front.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• My cat is like an angry lion when he is hungry.
• She is a snail when she gets ready in the morning.
• My brother eats like a pig.
• You could have knocked me over with a feather.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The bees buzzed and whirled in the flower garden.
• Our grandmother is an angel in disguise.
• The playroom looked as if a tornado had come through it.
• Phillip's feet were following the fast footsteps.

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• We are like two peas in a pod.
• I must have walked a hundred miles!
• The car happily squealed down the highway.
• I can see that the bad news traveled quickly.