Figurative Language / Best Standards

1. Juan runs like the wind. Which figurative language device is being used here?

• A. Simile

• B. Metaphor

• C. Hyperbole

• D. Idiom

2. Ron has a chip on his shoulder. Which figurative language device is being used here?

• A. Simile

• B. Metaphor

• C. Hyperbole

• D. Idiom

3. This package weighs a ton. Which figurative language device is being used here?

• A. Simile

• B. Metaphor

• C. Hyperbole

• D. Idiom

4. I’m so hungry, that I could eat a horse. Which figurative language device is being used here?

• A. Simile

• B. Metaphor

• C. Hyperbole

• D. Idiom

5. Jennifer’s problem was as big as a mountain. Which figurative language device is being used here?

• A. Simile

• B. Metaphor

• C. Hyperbole

• D. Idiom

6. Marco is a genius. Which figurative language device is being used here?

• A. Simile

• B. Metaphor

• C. Hyperbole

• D. Idiom

7. Juan is an Einstein. Which figurative language device is being used here?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Allusion

• Onomatopoeia

Petunia picked a peculiar paperweight. Which figurative language device is being used here?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Allusion

• Onomatopoeia

Bam! Henry dropped the glass. Which figurative language device is being used here?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Allusion

• Onomatopoeia

It began raining cats and dogs. Which figurative language device is being used here?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Idiom