Figurative Language 1
What type of figurative language is this:
When she was given a compliment, she turned as red as an cherry!
Simile
What is the meaning of this metaphor:
When I am having a hard time, my mom is my rock.
My mom is dependable/I can rely on my mom.
A banquet of roasted meat was served after the duke’s marriage.
a. fork
b. yummy
c. dinner
d. fire
c. dinner
Leslie’s eyes narrowed. “I can expunge her name from this list.” She used the mouse to highlight Jennifer Moody’s name, and then she pushed the delete key. “There. It’s like her name was never even here.
to remove
What does this phrase mean:
"Beware of Greeks bearing gifts"
Somethings are too good to be true.
What type of figurative language is this:
Her teeth are pearls.
Determine the meaning of this simile:
On her vacation, Sally felt like a queen.
She felt like royal/good, she was spoiled.
Children can't subsist on bread alone. They also need water, fruits, and vegetables.
a. pick
b. live
c. eat
d. sleep
b. live
Twelve-year-old Joey could think of nothing more insipid than attending his younger sister’s 2-hour piano recital… except for watching her 4-hour dance recital.
annoying, boring
What does this phrase mean:
The Midas Touch
having good fortune in everything you do
What type of figurative language is this?
The mean monkey marches miserably.
Alliteration
What type of figurative language is this:
The silence danced around the room in the dark of the night.
Personification
Kasey was a novice at playing tennis, and hit the ball into the net several times.
a. expert
b. beginner
c. bad sport
d. failure
b. beginner
“I can’t believe you believed those spurious rumors about me!” Sidney cried. “Not one of them was true!”
false, untrue
Greg gave it a Herculean effort, but he still managed to lose the game.
great effort
What type of figurative language is this:
"While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door—
Only this and nothing more.”
Onomotopoeia
What is the meaning of this idiom:
We all agree on almost all of the plan, why should we split hairs over this one small detail?
fight over tiny differences
We will expel the noisy student while we take the test.
a. scold
b. remove
c. praise
d. high-five
b. remove
After pulling weeds for 5 hours on a scorching hot day in mid-July, Troy was feeling listless
tired, fatigue
Billy opened Pandora's Box when he told his brother he didn't like his car.
a "box" of trouble
What type of figurative language is this:
After putting all the books into his bag, he said loudly, "Man, my bag weighs a ton!"
Hyperbole
What is the meaning of this idiom:
The boy claimed he could run a mile in under 5 minutes, but we took what he said with a grain of salt.
To take lightly/to doubt
Thomas knew the lake was teeming with fish, so he made sure to bring his net.
a. lacking
b. infested
c. overflowing
d. allergic
c. overflowing
Many citizens decided to boycott the supermarket because they didn’t agree with the owner’s racist comments.
The soccer team had great players, but their Achille's Heel was their goalie.
weakness