Figurative Language Challenge

What does the idiom 'raining cats and dogs' mean?

• It is snowing heavily.

• It is raining lightly.

• It is raining very heavily.

• It is sunny outside.

Which of the following is a simile:

• c) They are as busy as bees

• d) It's snowing elephants and giraffes

• b) She is a glowing moon

• a) He is a mountain

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

• The world is like a book

• The world was a garden

• The world is a stage

• The world is confusing sometimes

Give an example of personification.

• The flowers moved in the breeze.

• The sun rose in the morning.

• The river flowed gently downstream.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

What is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Roof

• buzz

• Cat

• whisper

Which of the following is a hyperbole:

• The sun is shining dimly

• The car crawled past like a snail

• The flowers sang in the wind

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

Explain the meaning of the idiom 'barking up the wrong tree'.

• Chasing the right tree

• Climbing the right tree

• Pursuing a mistaken or misguided line of thought or course of action.

• Sitting under the right tree

Complete the simile: As brave as a...

• Elephant

• Tiger

• Kangaroo

• Lion

Identify the metaphor in the sentence:

• The classroom was a library

• The classroom was a beach

• The classroom was a zoo

• The classroom was a garden

Provide an example of onomatopoeia used in everyday language.

• sizzle

• whisper

• buzz

• clap