Figures of Speech Challenge

What literary device is used in the phrase 'as brave as a lion'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the metaphor in the sentence: 'The world is a stage.'

• The world is a playground

• Comparing the world to a stage

• The world is a book

• The world is a classroom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which literary device is used in the sentence: 'The flowers danced in the gentle breeze'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the hyperbole in the sentence: 'I've told you a million times'?

• a billion times

• a trillion times

• a thousand times

• a million times

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

In the phrase 'kick the bucket', what figure of speech is being used?

• idiom

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What literary device is used in the sentence: 'The thunder rumbled'?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the simile in the sentence: 'She is as busy as a bee.'

• as busy as a bee

• as strong as an ox

• as quiet as a mouse

• as fast as a cheetah

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What literary device is used in the sentence: 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which figure of speech is used in the phrase 'raining cats and dogs'?

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

In the phrase 'cry over spilled milk', what figure of speech is being used?

• Idiom

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4