Figurative Language

What type of figurative language is in this sentence?

That profession is a cold door.

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• hyperbole

Choose the example of personification?

• the wind blew across my face

• the wind blew my hair

• the wind bit my face

• the wind was stronger than ever

What two things are being compared in this simile?

The fish sparkled like fireflies.

• fish and sparkles

• fish and oranges

• sparkle and fireflies

• fish and fireflies

What type of figurative language is found in the following sentence?

The orange fish glide through the water like floating orange peels.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• idiom

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

Dad's words warmed me as if I had put on a fur coat.

• hyperbole

• imagery

• simile

• metaphor

What two things are being compared in this simile?

Sam Mercer looked like a gingerbread cookie with icing.

• Sam Mercer and Icing

• Icing and a Cookie

• Sam Mercer and a Gingerbread Cookie

• Cookie and Snow

Choose the sentence that uses imagery.

• The ball whizzed through the air.

• I threw the ball.

• The ball was caught by him.

• Wow, look at that throw.

What sense is the author appealing to?

Deep inside of me, I heard a tiger roar loudly.

• sight

• touch

• sound

• feel

What two things are being compared in the following simile. Becky was looking at me with her head cocked like a pigeon.

• Becky and a pigeon

• pigeon and her head

• Becky and her eyes

• Her head and her eyes

Look at this example of imagery. What sense is the author appealing to?

The footsteps crunched the carpet of golden leaves as they passed.

• sound

• sight

• touch

• taste