Figurative Language CFA

Which of the following literary devices is being used in the sentence "The stars danced in the night sky"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

In the phrase "busy as a bee," what literary device is being used?

• Similie

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

"The thunder roared angrily" is an example of:

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Which literary device is demonstrated in the phrase "She's as quiet as a mouse"?

• Idiom

• Personification

• Simile

• Alliteration

"The leaves whispered secrets to each other" is an example of:

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

Which literary device is used in the phrase "cry over spilled milk"?

• Idiom

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Hyperbole

 "The water giggled as it flowed downstream" is an example of:

• Personification

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

 "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of:

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of:

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Repetition

• Alliteration

 Which literary device is being used in the sentence "Time flies when you're having fun"?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Repetition

• Idiom