Figurative Language

Which type of figurative language uses exaggeration?

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• idiom

Which type of figurative language uses sound effects?

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Which type of figurative language does not actually mean what you say?

• idiom

• metaphor

• none of the above

Select all the types of figurative language that compares two things.

• personification

• idiom

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

What is it called when the same beginning sound is used repeatedly in a sentence?

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• personification

Onomatopoeia uses sound effects.

• True

• False

Figurative language is used in our everyday speech.

• True

• False

A simile compares two things using 'like' or 'as'.

• True

• False

Similes and metaphors are the same thing.

• True

• False

Identify all the similes

• He is very fast.

• She slept like a baby.

• The man was as brave as a lion.

• They are good at sports.

• They fought like cats and dogs.