Figurative Language Lessons

Figurative language that gives human characteristics to non-humans

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• idiom

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• Watching the movie was as boring as watching paint dry.

• The alarm clock yelled at me to wake up.

• John is a night owl.

• She is as sharp as a tack.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The girl is as blind as a bat.

• The shoe is as light as a feather.

• Mr. Corbin is a chicken!

• She is sharp as a tack.

Animals or objects are given human characteristics or actions.

• idiom

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

Name the type of figurative language. The flowers danced in the wind.

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

Tall tales use ​ (a)   ​

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Name the type of figurative language. That boy runs faster than a cheetah!

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

What words have to be used for a simile?

• comparison using like or as

• comparison not using like or as

• an extreme exageration

What is a metaphor?

• Comparison using like or as

• an extreme exaggeration

• Comparison not using like or as

What is personification?

• Giving human traits to non-human things

• Describing a person

• Extreme exaggeration