Figurative Language

Which one is a simile?

• He is my knight in shining armor.

• She is an early bird.

• My hands are as cold as ice.

• Her eyes are diamonds.

Which one is a metaphor?

• The snow is a white blanket.

• She is as fast as a car.

• He is tall like a giraffe.

• Her face is as red as a strawberry.

Which one uses personification?

• The plane ride took forever.

• The story jumped off the page.

• Cry me a river.

• She's as old as the hills.

Which one is a hyperbole?

• Her hair is white like snow.

• He's as skinny as a toothpick.

• The light danced on the surface of the water.

• I walked a million miles to get here.

Give an example of a simile.

Give an example of a metaphor.

Give an example using personification.

Give an example of a hyperbole.