figurative language

Last July, I was melting like a snowcone in Phoenix it was so hot!

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

My phone jumped out of my hands and smashed on the ground.

• imagery

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

Which example is NOT a metaphor?

• My dog is sweet, smelly, and full of energy!

• My students are angels when there is an assembly.

• My purse is a black hole, weighs a ton, and it's filled with too many books.

• My room is a sanctuary at the end of the day and it's my favorite place to be.

Which one of these is personification?

• The baby tiger cub roared when it was hungry.

• The tornado ripped the roof off of the little cottage.

• The calico cat scratched the little girl when she accidentally stepped on its tail.

• The rainbow smiled down on us after the rainstorm ended.

After swim practice, I was so hungry I could have eaten 10 pizzas!

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

The snapping turtle laughed at the toad and made him feel sad.

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

Alice asked Alexander about the test a billion times.

• alliteration

• imagery

• hyperbole

• simile

The best friends had so much in common they were like two peas in a pod. 
What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simile
• Metaphor

During brunch with his grandparents, Jacob was a real pig. 
What are the words in blue an example of?

• Simlie
• Metaphor