Figurative Language High School

A snowball whooshed past my ear during the snowball fight.

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Allusion

 I am as hungry as a bear! 

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Simile

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

The students are as busy as bees as they worked to finish their final project for the school year.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Red Rover, Red Rover send Robin right over. This sentence is an example of

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• personification

• onomatopoeia

As straight as an arrow is an example of what?

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.

• She talks really loudly.

• She gets really angry. 

• She spits when she talks. 

Why do people use figurative language?

• To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.

• To be grammatically correct.

• To structure their writing into paragraphs.

• Because Beyonce uses it in her songs. 

What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"

• Photography is one of my hobbies.

• I own an expensive camera.

• Photos of me are always really good. 

• I like to visit art museums.

What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."

• Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.

• Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.

• Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.

• After the game, a tornado hit.

Carla put her foot in her mouth really means...

• Carla takes yoga classes.

• She said something embarrassing.

• Carla ate a snack.