Figurative Language

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• A) The moon is a silver plate in the sky.

• C) The stars danced in the night.

• D) The flowers bloomed in the garden.

• B) She is like shining star in the class

What is an example of personification?

• The computer processed the data quickly.

• The sun shone brightly in the sky.

• A) The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.

• The car zoomed down the highway.

Which Phrase is a Metaphor?

• My backpack weighs a ton

• The world is a stage

• My cat jumped

• I offered for her hand

What is an example of alliteration?

• D) The cat meowed softly at the window.

• E) Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• A) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• F) The car drove down the road.

Which sentence contains hyperbole?

• C) The tree branches danced wildly in the wind.

• A) I've told you a million times to clean your room

• D) The dog barked softly at the mailman.

• B) The cat cleaned the room quickly.

Which sentence contains an idiom?

• A) It's raining cats and dogs outside.

• D) The sun rose in the east.

• C) The clock struck midnight.

• B) The stars twinkled in the night sky.

Identify the allusion in the sentence.

• She had a smile that rivaled the Mona Lisa's

• My computer was full of junk

• It's just a cut

• I need all hands

What is an example of an oxymoron?

• Beautiful disaster

• Tiny elephant

• A) Deafening silence

• Giant ant

Which sentence contains synecdoche?

• D) The deck announced a new policy.

• B) The sword is mightier than the pen.

• A) The White House announced a new policy.

• C) All hands on deck!

What is an example of understatement?

• The concert was mediocre.

• A) It's just a flesh wound.

• The party was a disaster.

• It's just a minor injury.