Similes & Metaphors
Which of the following is a Simile?
a. Her smile was as bright as the sun!
b. The wind angrily howled through the trees.
c. He's a walking dictionary.
A. Her smile was as bright as the sun!
What does "a piece of cake" mean?
For something to be easy
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
a. The clock tick-tocked all night long.
b. The big brown bear boldly bolted.
c. I could eat a horse!
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a. she is as busy as a bee
b. the city never sleeps
c. her heart is ice
b. the city never sleeps
What is a simile?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Which of the following is an example of a Metaphor?
a. The flowers danced in the breeze.
b. The clouds were as soft as cotton candy.
c. The horse is lightning.
C. The horse is lightning.
What does "hit the hay" mean?
To go to sleep
Which of the following is a hyperbole?
a. Her eyes shine like diamonds.
b. He has the heart of a lion.
c. I nearly died laughing.
c. I nearly died laughing.
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
a. The water was smooth like glass.
b. Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
c. The bacon sizzled in the frying pan.
c. The bacon sizzled in the frying pan.
What is a hyperbole?
An exaggeration
Which of the following is an example of a Simile?
a. The classroom was a zoo during recess.
b. His voice is smooth like velvet.
c. The leaves crunched under our feet.
B. His voice is smooth like velvet.
What does "let the cat out of the bag" mean?
To tell someone something before you were supposed to
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
a. Crisp carrots crunch.
b. The wind whispered in the trees.
c. The man is as old as a rock.
a. crisp carrots crunch
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a. The thunder grumbled in the distance.
b. The snake hissed at the cat.
c. He cried a river of tears.
a. The thunder grumbled in the distance.
What is onomatopoeia?
Which of the following is an example of a Metaphor?
a. The city is a jungle.
b. She's feeling under the weather.
c. Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A. The city is a jungle.
What does "hit the nail on the head" mean?
To describe something perfectly
Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?
a. Time is a thief.
b. The heavy box went boom when it hit the floor.
c. It's so hot I can cook an egg on the sidewalk.
c. It's so hot I can cook an egg on the sidewalk.
a. I almost died of boredom.
b. The door creaked in the old woman's house.
c. The cat's eyes were emeralds in the dark.
b. The door creaked in the old woman's house.
What is personification?
To give human qualities to non human things.
Which sentence is a simile and which sentence is a metaphor?
a. I've told you a million times to clean your room!
b. He ran as fast as a cheetah.
c. His mind is a sponge.
d. The car groaned going up the hill.
Simile: b. he ran as fast as a cheetah
Metaphor: c. his mind is a sponge
What does "two peas in a pod" mean?
For two people to be very similar or very close
Which of the following is an example of alliteration and which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?
a. many mumbling mice are making merry music.
b. life is a journey
c. Spill the beans
d. I've been waiting for ages!
Alliteration: a. many mumbling mice are making merry music.
Hyperbole: d. I've been waiting for ages!
Which of the following is an example of personification and which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
a. The car was a rocket on the highway.
b. The candles flame danced on the table.
c. The duck quacked at the children.
d. The dog's tail was like a helicopter.
Personification: b. the candles flame danced on the table.
Onomatopoeia: c. The duck quacked at the children.
What is an idiom?
A phrase that does not have a literal meaning