Figurative Language Practice

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• It's raining cats and dogs.

• She is as busy as a bee.

• The thunder roared angrily.

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The classroom was a zoo.

• He is a shining star.

• Her smile is like the sun.

• The leaves danced in the wind.

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• The stars winked at me.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• The calm lake was a mirror.

• The fire crackled in the fireplace.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The sun was a golden ball.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• The car engine coughed and sputtered.

• The night was as dark as coal.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The snow was a white blanket.

• The clock ticked loudly in the silent room.

• She sings like an angel.

• The waves crashed against the shore.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The stars are diamonds in the sky.

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• He is as brave as a lion.

• The silence was deafening.

Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?

• The thunder roared angrily.

• The sweet sorrow of parting.

• The river was a ribbon of silver.

• The birds chirped cheerfully.

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The sun was a golden ball.

• The bees buzzed in the garden.

• She is a shining star.

• The night was as dark as coal.

Which of the following is an example of a cliché?

• The calm lake was a mirror.

• The early bird catches the worm.

• The fire crackled in the fireplace.

• The stars winked at me.

Which of the following is an example of imagery?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The sweet aroma of the flowers filled the air.

• It's raining cats and dogs.

• The thunder roared angrily.