Figurative Language

"Life is like a box of chocolates" is considered what type of figurative language?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

A ​ (a)   is a comparison between two unlike things using the words ​ (b)   or ​ (c)   .

• simile
• like
• as
• metaphor
• but
• how
• hyperbole
• has

​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​ a ​ (e)   .

Use the words below to create a metaphor.

• The
• calm
• lake
• was
• mirror
• cloudy
• tree
• storm
• wind

This image along with the short poem is a _____.

d

simile

hyperbole

personification

metaphor

The whole world was staring at me! This sentence is an example of __________.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personificatio

He did stack the piles of shingles, but almost cried when a nail bit his thumb.

What figurative language does this sentence from Born Worker contain?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

“Boatloads,” Arnie said. “My dad works with this millionaire—honest—who cooks a steak for his dog every day. The word Boatloads in this excerpt from Born Worker is an example of​ (a)   .

• hyperbole
• metaphor
• similer
• personification
• inference

Non-human things are given human characteristics. Is ________ .

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

"Penelope put pennies in the pie" is an example of:

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

"You're going to hear me roar" is an example of:

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia