Figurative Language Simile Metaphor Onomatopoeia Personification

Match the following examples with the type of figurative language.

• His heart is gold.

• Metaphor

• Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.

• Onomatopoeia

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• Simile

• Ding dong!

• Personification

Which of the following options would make this sentence an example of onomatopoeia?​ The car horn ​ ​ (a)   .

• beeped

• was loud

• sounded like a train

Which type of figurative language compares 2 things OFTEN using words such as "is" "are" "was" ?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

Match the following similes and metaphors.

• Life is a highway.

• Metaphor

• He is as slow as a sloth when he is getting ready for school.

• Simile

• The snow is a white blanket.

• Metaphor

• My brother playing the trumpet sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard.

• Simile

• My sister is as tall as a giraffe.

• Simile

Which of the following options would make this sentence an example of personification? The wind ​ (a)   .

• howled in the night

• was like a soft breeze

• blew my trash can all the way to Africa

The car ran over the ball and it was as flat as a ​ (a)  

• pancake.

• ball.

• rock.

Which of the following words is NOT an onomatopoeia word?

• crash

• silly

• moo

• bam

What type of figurative language gives human qualities to objects or animals?

• Similie

• Onomatopoeia

• personification

• Metaphor

Homework is a breeze, is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

"The stars in the sky winked," is an example of what?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification