Figurative Language

What is the primary characteristic of figurative language?

• It always uses "like" or "as" for comparison.

• It describes something as though it were a person.

• It says one thing but means another.

• It makes direct references to literature or culture.

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• Love is a rose.

• My stomach was gurgling like a tarpit.

• The wind howled through the mountains.

• I'm going to read a million books this summer.

Which sentence demonstrates personification?

• The car grumbled as I threw it into gear.

• My mom grounded me for eight trillion years.

• Love is like a rose.

• I feel mightier than Hercules.

Which statement is an example of hyperbole?

• My stomach is a gurgling tarpit.

• I was as hungry as a ravenous wolf.

• I'm going to eat a literal actual ton of hot dogs.

• You have a Gollum-like obsession with that stuffed animal.