Check In #8- Figurative Language

"I feel as happy as a puppy rolling around in the grass" is an example of....

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

"I have a ton of homework" is an example of...

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

"Frank fed four funny fish in the fish tank" is an example of...

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

What is the following an example of:

An apple a day keeps the doctor away!

• pun

• simile

• metaphor

• proverb

What is the following sentence an example of:

Slow and steady wins the race.

• simile

• pun

• alliteration

• adage

Repeating the same beginning sound in two or more words is called _________.

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

Words that sound like the objects or actions they refer to are called ______________.

• Similes

• Metaphors

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

Giving non-human objects human like qualities is called ______.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

They fought like cats and dogs.

This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• similie

• metaphor

• idiom

• personification

The lightening danced across the sky.

This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• simile

• metpahor

• idiom

• personification