Figurative Language

He was a tornado, blasting his way through the opposing team.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

" The baby's skin was like a rose petal.". What does this simile say to you?

• The baby's skin is very soft and delicate

• The baby's skin is very sticky

• The baby's skin is very rough

• The baby's skin is very bumpy

" The shattered water made a misty din.

Great waves looked over others coming in.

This figurative language in the lines of this poem is_______.

• Personification and Rhyme Scheme

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

" The stars were like diamonds," is an example of which figurative language

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

An expression that makes an imaginative comparison between two different things, without using the words such as " like" or "as".

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• metaphor

A group of consecutive lines in a poem that forms a single unit:

• line

• paragraph

• stanza

• couplet

Hyperbole is an exaggeration often used for emphasis:

• False

• True

• Maybe

• Possibly

Fill in the blank with the word that makes the sentence below an example of personification.

The sun _________ down on the Earth

• run

• skip

• smiled

• hop

Which is an example of figurative language?

• How are you doing?

• The boy ran fast.

• I love figurative language

• His feet were as big as a house.

Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence below.

Karima played her music so loud that Ms.Lamb's ears fell off.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole