Figurative Language Fun

What is an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• This bag weighs a ton.

• I could run a marathon in under an hour.

• I'm so tired I could sleep for a week.

Identify the hyperbole in this sentence: 'I have a million things to do today.'

• I have nothing to do today.

• 'I have a million things to do today.'

• I have a lot of things to do today.

• I have a few things to do today.

Explain what personification means.

• Describing human emotions in a scientific context.

• Personification means giving human traits to non-human things.

• Giving animals the ability to speak only in stories.

• Assigning colors to emotions in poetry.

Which of the following sentences uses personification: 'The wind whispered through the trees' or 'The cat sat on the mat'?

• The sun smiled down on the flowers

• The wind whispered through the trees

• The dog barked loudly at the mailman

• The clock ticked away the minutes

What is alliteration?

• Alliteration refers to the repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence.

• Alliteration is the use of rhymes in poetry.

• Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely placed words.

• Alliteration is a technique used to create metaphors in writing.

Find the alliteration in this phrase: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

• s, s, t

• s, e, s

• s, s, r

• s, s, s

Create a sentence that includes an adverbial clause.

• I will go for a walk if it stops raining.

• I will go for a walk.

• If it stops raining, I will go for a walk.

• I will go for a walk when it is sunny.

Which of the following is an adverbial clause: 'When the sun sets' or 'The sun sets'?

• As the sun rises

• The sun sets slowly

• When the sun sets

• When the sun is shining

Identify the figurative language in this sentence: 'Time flies when you’re having fun.'

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

Write a sentence that uses hyperbole.

• I've told you a million times not to exaggerate.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• This bag weighs a ton.

• I'm so tired I could sleep for a week.