Hyperbole
Metaphor or Simile?
Personification
100

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse! What does this hyperbole mean?

You are really hungry.

100

She is as pretty as a picture. Simile or Metaphor?

Simile 

100

What is giving a non-human thing human characteristics or qualities?

Personification

200

The plane ride took forever. What does this hyperbole mean?

The plane ride was really long.

200

Life is a rollercoaster. Simile or Metaphor?

Metaphor 

200

What is being personified in the following? "The sun smiled down on us."

The sun

300

We have a ton of work to do this next month! What does this hyperbole mean?

It uses exaggeration to emphasize that we have a lot of work, but it doesn't really weigh a TON!

300

We would have had more pizza to eat if Tammy hadn’t been such a hog! (1)Metaphor or Simile? (2) What does it mean?

(1) Metaphor (2) Tammy is eating all of the pizza.

300

What does it mean when someone says, "The flowers danced with the moonlight?"

It means the flowers were moving from side to side as if they were dancing.

400

I nearly died laughing. What does this hyperbole mean?

I was laughing really hard.

400
She is like a rainy day. (1) Is this a simile or metaphor? (2) How do you know?
(1) What is simile? (2) It compares she to rainy day using the word "like."
400

What is being personified in the following? The grey clouds cried drops of rain.

The grey clouds

500

Write a sentence using a hyperbole.

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500
Write a simile in a sentence. You may not use one already seen in this game.
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500

Write a sentence using personification.

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