October in Figurative Language Part 2

The Halloween party was a three-ring circus of games and treats. The figure of speech illustrated in this sentence is

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

My pillow felt like a cloud after a long afternoon of football practice. The simile above compares

• a cloud to an afternoon,

• a football to a pillow,

• a pillow to a cloud,

• a football to a cloud

Our request for a school-wide Outdoor Classroom Day doesn’t stand a ghost of a chance. Which phrase from the sentence is an idiom?

• Our request for

• a school-wide

• Outdoor Classroom Day

• a ghost of a chance

Underneath my feet, the dry leaves sounded like crackling fire. This sentence contains

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• idiom

Mist made the sidewalks glisten like glass under the streetlights. Which of the following sentences changes the above simile to a metaphor?

• Mist made the sidewalks glisten under the streetlights.

• In the mist, the sidewalks were glass glistening under the streetlights.

• The sidewalks glistened like misty glass.

• Under the streetlights, the sidewalks looked misty.

Apples bobbed around in the tub like surfers with nowhere to go. What two things are being compared in this simile?

• apples and a tub

• a tub and surfers

• surfers and bobbing

• bobbing apples and surfers

The trees were showing off their finest red and gold attire. This sentence illustrates the use of

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

Dad said, “I’d give a million dollars for a piece of pumpkin pie.” Dad’s statement is an example of

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

When Mom pulled the pumpkin pie from the oven, Dad’s smile was a mile wide. The author’s description of Dad’s smile in this sentence is an example of

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

When anyone mentions my brother’s pirate costume, his eyes sparkle like stars. The simile in this sentence tells the reader that the little boy

• loves his pirate costume,

• is about to cry,

• is angry about being a pirate

• wanted the costume to be a secret.