Figurative Language High School

Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?

• Boom!

• No!

• Yes!

• Go!

What is the definition of hyperbole?

• When a group of of words all start with the same sound.

• When words sound like what they mean.

• An extreme exaggeration 

• A comparison 

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• You are as a beautiful as a flower.

• The trees danced in the wind.

• I waited in line for 10 years!

• He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 

What is this is an example of: The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

What is personification?

• The same beginning sound repeated

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• A word that is a sound

• An exaggeration

The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing. The kind of figurative language used here is _______

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her.
What is being personified?

• Adele

• The store

• High heels

• Her

What human characteristic is being given?

• Whistling

• Happiness

• Walking

• Hiking

Read the text below. Is it an example of LITERAL or FIGURATIVE language?

• Literal

• Figurative

Read the text below. Is it an example of LITERAL or FIGURATIVE language?

• Literal

• Figurative