Figurative Language Meanings

BAM!  The door shut behind me. 

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

• idiom

I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 

• hyperbole

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

An extreme exaggeration used for effect

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

The idiom "Every cloud has a silver lining" means..

• Every cloud is outlined in silver

• It was a great movie with Jennifer Lawrence 

• Even difficult days will turn out for the better

• Move on with life

The idiom, "Its raining cats and dogs" means..

• Its actually raining cats and dogs outside

• It is raining 

• Its raining really hard outside

• The weather is perfect

An idiom is  

• a phrase that doesn't have a literal or predictive meaning 

• a phrase that is supposed to be taken literally

• when an idiot takes this test

• a phrase that has several meanings

This is an example of.. 

• a pun on words

• an idiom

• a hyperbole

• a metaphor

Crash, bang, buzz, swish, and splash are all examples of what type of figurative language?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Oxymoron

• Assonance

"Her eyes were like a deep ocean filled with endless mystery." This is an example of ____________________.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Structure

The man was a constant and steady rock. This is an example of  _____________________________. 

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor 

• Style