Figurative

I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.

• alliteration

• repetition

• idiom

• hyperbole

The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. 

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• He was the bright sun in my eyes, standing before me.

• The treasure was as precious as a child to him.

• Her voice was beautiful music.

• Sarah made a face. The cafeteria food was gross mush.

What is a metaphor?

• Two images that are opposites, put next to each other for effect.

• Comparing two things using like or as

• The same sound in the middle of the word

• Comparing two things without using like or as

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• The graveyard was creepy at night.

• No pain, no gain.

• It felt like I had to wait in line for a thousand years.

• He was as charming as could be.

What is personification?

• Extreme exaggeration

• Comparing two things without using like or as

• A word or phrase said over and over for emphasis

• Giving human characteristics to an object

Zoom, Pow, Crash is an example of what figurative language?

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Personification

The cheetah ran as fast as lightning is an example of what figurative language?

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

You are my sunshine" is an example of what figurative language?

• Metaphor?

• Alliteration

• Idiom

"Mom made many muffins" is an example of what figurative language?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Simile