Figurative Language

1. Which one is the example of simile?

• • Your son was a shining star in my classroom.

• • The computer argued with me and refused to work.

• • They fought like cats and dogs.

• The babble of babies brings joy to my ears. What figurative language is it?

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• That guy talked my ear off. The meaning of the figurative expression is......

• That guy eats too much.

• That guy talked too much.

• That guy bites my ears.

It's raining cats and dogs. What is the meaning?

• It's raining very hard.

• The cats and dogs and raining.

• They love rain.

Those shoes cost me an arm and a leg. What is the meaning?

• The shoes were very expensive.

• The shoes were very dirty.

• I bought cheap shoes.