Types
This type of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two things?
What is Simile?
Name the meaning of the following metaphor?
This cupcake is a rainbow of flavors!
It has many different flavors.
Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
The pizza was proudly prepared by Paul.
What is Alliteration?
Which sentence is an example of a metaphor?
A. My father always says, "Laughter is the best medicine."
B. The roller coaster went up and down like an elevator!
C. My brother sometimes dresses like a clown to scare me.
A. My father always says, "Laughter is the best medicine."
Which type of figurative language compares 2 things without the use of a transition word?
What is Metaphor?
This type of figurative language contains words that are not meant to be taken literally.
What is Idiom?
Name what is being compared in the following simile?
Timothy was like a kid in a candy store!
Timothy to a kid in a candy store.
Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
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 the 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.
C. After I hurt my ankle, I walked as slow as a turtle.
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
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 of sentence.
What is Alliteration?
Name the meaning of the following idiom?
After studying hard the night before, Adam thought the test was a piece of cake.
The test was easy?
Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
The Pittsburg Steelers are the best team of all time!
What is Hyperbole?
Which sentence is an example of an onomatopoeia?
A. Leon the largest lion was laughing loudly.
B. Tick, tick, tick all I could hear was the clock aggravating me all night long.
C. When we heard the bell, we made sure to get right to class.
B. Tick, tick, tick, all I could hear was the clock aggravating me all night long.
Which 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?
Name the meaning for the following metaphor?
Life is one big roller coaster ride!
Life has a lot of ups and downs, but is fun and exciting.
Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
My dog is like a superhero when he hears someone in trouble.
What is Simile?
Which sentence 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. Jenny bought a snack with the dollar burning a hole in her pocket.
B. The stairs groaned as the crowd left the stadium.
Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
The computers at our school are dinosaurs!
What is Metaphor?
This type of figurative language uses words to represent sounds.
What is Onomatopoeia?
Name the meaning of the following idiom?
We had a substitute today due to our teacher feeling under the weather.
She was sick
Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
I totally pigged out when my mom made my favorite dinner.
What is Idiom?
Which sentence is an example of 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 lighting was like fireworks in the night sky.
A. I had to get my leftovers in a doggie bag to take home.
Which sentence is an example of a hyperbole?
A. My big brother can be such a couch potato!
B. The water ballon went splat as it hit the ground.
C. I wanted to go out and play, but I had a ton of chores to do.
C. I wanted to go out and play, but I had a ton of chores to do.