Figurative Language Skills

Identify the simile in the following sentence: The clouds were like fluffy cotton candy in the sky.

• like fluffy cotton candy

• sweet cotton candy

• fluffy clouds

• cotton candy sky

Recognize the metaphor in the sentence: Her voice was music to his ears.

• Her voice was a meal to his stomach

• Her voice was a dance to his feet

• Comparing her voice to music

• Her voice was a painting to his eyes

Understand the personification in this sentence: The trees whispered secrets to each other in the wind.

• The trees sang songs to the birds

• The trees are personified by being described as whispering secrets.

• The trees danced in the wind

• The trees played hide and seek

Interpret the hyperbole in the statement: I've told you a million times to clean your room!

• It is an exaggerated statement to emphasize the frequency and frustration of the speaker.

• The speaker is indifferent about the cleanliness of the room

• The speaker has literally told the listener a million times

• The speaker is praising the listener for cleaning their room

Analyze the imagery in the phrase: The sun kissed the horizon goodnight.

• The moon embraced the horizon goodnight.

• The sun waved goodbye to the horizon.

• The horizon blushed at the sun's touch.

• The imagery conveys a sense of warmth, affection, and peacefulness associated with the sunset.

Identify the simile in the sentence: His smile was as bright as the sun.

• as bright as the sun

• as cold as ice

• as hot as fire

• as fast as a cheetah

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

• The metaphor is 'The world is a stage, and we are all actors.'

• The world is a playground, and we are all children.

• The world is a book, and we are all readers.

• The world is a puzzle, and we are all pieces.

Understand the personification in this line: The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.

• The flowers whispered in the gentle breeze.

• The personification in this line is that the flowers danced in the gentle breeze.

• The flowers slept in the gentle breeze.

• The flowers sang in the gentle breeze.

Interpret the hyperbole in the statement: I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!

• The hyperbole indicates the person is only slightly hungry

• The hyperbole suggests the person is not really hungry

• The hyperbole implies the person is actually going to eat a horse

• The hyperbole means the person is very hungry, not that they would actually eat a horse.

Analyze the imagery in the phrase: The stars were diamonds scattered across the velvet sky.

• The stars were rubies scattered across the dark sky.

• The stars were pearls scattered across the blue sky.

• The stars were emeralds scattered across the cloudy sky.

• The stars are compared to diamonds and the sky to velvet, creating a luxurious and vivid image.