Figurative Language

Which is an example of a metaphor?

• She was as busy as a bee.

• The flowers danced in the wind.

• This is the icing on the cake.

Which is an example of personification?

• The wings and fries were calling my name.

• They were fighting like cats and dogs.

• That concert was the bomb!

Which is an example of a simile?

• This city never sleeps.

• The bodybuilder is as strong as an ox.

• Laughter is the best medicine.

Which is an example of hyperbole?

• They were like two peas in a pod.

• I had a ton of homework.

• The engine hacked and coughed as he turned the key.

Which is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The cymbals crashed and the drums boomed.

• The lecture was taking forever!

• The sun smiled down on us.

"Love is an open door"

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

"Now I can be as happy as a clam"

• simile

• oxymoron

• hyperbole

Which is an example of an oxymoron?

• We had jumbo shrimp for dinner.

• I have a million things to do today.

• The dishes danced on the shelves during the earthquake.

Which is an example of an idiom?

• swim like a fish

• awfully good

• by the skin of your teeth

Which is an example of a metaphor?

• You'll be left in the dust.

• He was sleeping like a log.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.