Figurative Language

Which of the following is a simile?

• The sun is round and bright.

• The sun is similar to a yellow ball in the sky.

• The sun is a blue ball in the sky.

• B) The sun is like a yellow ball in the sky.

Identify the metaphor in the sentence: The world is a stage, and we are all actors.

• The world is a puzzle

• The world is a stage

• The world is a playground

• The world is a book

What is an example of personification?

• E) The rain poured down from the sky.

• A) The wind whispered through the trees.

• D) The book fell off the shelf.

• F) The dog barked loudly.

Which sentence contains hyperbole?

• A) I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• B) The cat sat on the mat.

• C) The sky is green.

• D) The dog barked at the moon.

Choose the idiom: It's raining cats and dogs outside.

• snowing cats and dogs

• raining cats and dogs

• raining frogs and toads

• pouring cats and dogs

What is an example of onomatopoeia?

• B) The moon is shining.

• C) The birds chirped loudly.

• D) The river flowed gently.

• A) The clock ticked loudly.

Complete the sentence: I have told you a million times to clean your room.

• I have told you a thousand times to clean your room.

• I have told you a billion times to clean your room.

• I have told you a hundred times to clean your room.

• I have told you a million times to clean your room.

Identify the simile in the sentence: Her smile was like sunshine on a rainy day.

• Her smile was like a snowstorm in the summer.

• Her smile was like sunshine on a rainy day.

• Her smile was like a rainbow after a storm.

• Her smile was like a thunderstorm on a sunny day.

Which sentence contains personification?

• B) The moon is shining brightly.

• A) The stars danced in the night sky.

• D) The wind whispered through the trees.

• C) The car raced down the road.

Choose the correct idiom: Don't cry over spilled milk.

• Don't laugh over spilled milk

• Don't smile over spilled milk

• Don't cry over spilled milk.

• Don't cry over spilled water