Types
This type of figurative language compares 2 things using "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
What does "The cupcake had a rainbow of flavors!" mean?
The cupcake has many different flavors.
What type of figurative language is used in "The pizza was proudly prepared by Paul"?
What is alliteration?
Which sentence is a metaphor?
A. My father always says, "laughter is the best medicine".
B. The rollercoaster went up and down like an elevator.
C. My brother sometimes dresses like a clown to scare me.
What is A?
This type of figurative language compares 2 things without using "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
This type of figurative language includes words that are not meant to be taken literally.
What is an idiom?
What 2 things are being compared in "Tim was like a kid in a candy store!"?
Tim to a kid in a candy store.
What figurative language is used in "The bubble popped just as Sam tried to get the attention of his friends"?
What is onomatopoeia?
Which sentence is an example of a simile?
A. I really like to go swimming at the lake in summer.
B. I started to feel nauseous as I waited for my turn to speak.
C. After I hurt my ankle, I walked as slow as a turtle.
What is C?
What type of figurative language is used in "The donut called to me from the kitchen, so I had to go eat it".
What is personification?
This type of figurative language has repetition of a beginning sound within the same line in a poem or sentence.
What is alliteration?
What does the idiom "Adam thought the test was a piece of cake" mean?
The test was easy.
What figurative language is used in "The Chicago Bears are the best football team of all-time"?
What is hyperbole?
Which sentence is an example of onomatopoeia?
A. Leon is the largest lion laughing loudly.
B. Tick, tick, tick, all I could hear was the clock all night long.
C. When we heard the bell, we made sure to get right to class.
What is B?
This type of figurative language uses extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
This type of figurative language gives human qualities to non-living things.
What is personification?
What does the metaphor "Life is one big rollercoaster" mean?
Life has ups and downs, but is fun and exciting.
What figurative language is used in "My dog is like a superhero when he hears someone in trouble"?
What is a simile?
Which is an example of personification?
A. My brother Bob loves to bake brownies for my birthday.
B. The stairs groaned as the crowd left the stadium.
C. Jerry bought a snack with the dollar burning a hole in his pocket.
What is B?
What type of figurative language is used in "The computers at our school are dinosaurs".
What is a metaphor?
This type of figurative language uses words to represent sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
What does the idiom "My best friend is gone due to being under the weather" mean?
She/he was sick.
What figurative language is used in "I totally pigged out when my mom made my favorite dinner"?
What is an idiom?
Which sentence is an idiom?
A. I had to get my leftovers in a doggie bag to take home.
B. The dandelions were begging for me to water them.
C. The lightning was like fireworks in the night sky.
What is A?
Which sentence is a type of hyperbole?
A. My big brother can be such a couch potato.
B. The water balloon went splat as it hit the ground.
C. I wanted to go out and play, but I had a ton of chores to do.
What is C?