Similes & Metaphors
This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This type of figurative language gives human qualities to non-human things.
What is personification?
The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words is called __.
What is alliteration?
This type of figurative language is an extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
What does the idiom "Break a leg" mean?
What is "Good luck"?
"Her smile was as bright as the sun." Is this a simile or metaphor?
What is a simile?
Identify the personification: "The leaves danced in the wind."
What is "leaves danced"?
"Boom! Crash! The thunder roared." What type of figurative language is this?
What is onomatopoeia?
Identify the hyperbole: "I have a million things to do today."
What is "a million things to do"?
Explain the meaning of "It’s raining cats and dogs."
What is "It’s raining heavily"?
Identify the metaphor: "He has a heart of stone."
What is "heart of stone"?
Write a sentence personifying the sun.
What is "The sun peeked over the horizon with a gentle smile"?
Write an example of alliteration using the letter "S."
What is "Sally sold seashells by the seashore"?
Write your own example of hyperbole about homework.
What is "This homework will take forever to finish"?
Use "the ball is in your court" in a sentence
What is "I have done my part, the ball is in your court now"?
Create a metaphor comparing a school to a journey.
Example Answer:
What is "A school is a journey through knowledge"?
Explain why "The clock laughed at my lateness" is an example of personification.
What is "It gives the clock the human ability to laugh"?
Identify the onomatopoeia: "The bacon sizzled in the pan."
What is "sizzled"?
Why is "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" a hyperbole?
What is "It exaggerates hunger by suggesting eating something impossible"?
Use "the ball is in your court" in a sentence.
What is "Now that I’ve done my part, the ball is in your court"?
Rewrite this simile as a metaphor: "She runs like the wind."
What is "She is the wind"?
Find the personification: "The storm screamed as it tore through the town."
What is "storm screamed"?
Combine onomatopoeia and alliteration in one sentence.
Example Answer:
What is "The sizzling steak smelled spectacular"?
Create a hyperbole describing a storm.
What is "The storm was so loud it shook the entire planet"?
What does "Don’t cry over spilled milk" mean?
What is "Don’t worry about things you can’t change"?