Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Idiom
100

True or False. This is a simile: I was as like good as her. 

False

100

True or false: This is a metaphor: My heart's a stereo.

True

100

True or False. This is personification: The thunder yelled all night.

True

100

True or False: A hyperbole is comparing something to something bigger.

False
100
True or False: An idiom is putting two words together that contradict each other. 

False

200

Define "simile"

Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as" 

200

Define metaphor

Comparing two dissimilar things without using the words "like" or "as"

200

Define personification.

Giving human qualities or abilities to animals or objects. 

200

What is a hyperbole?

An extremely exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. 

200
What is an idiom?

A statement that doesn't mean what it actually says. Not meant to be taken literally. 

300

Make your own simile and explain. 

300

Make your own metaphor

300

Explain this personification: 

The wind was so strong that all the leaves fell off the tree.

300

Decide if there is one, two, or no hyperboles: 

I bet you can hula-hoop with a cheerio. 

Shaq is like 100 feet tall.

Both are hyperboles. 

300

Explain this idiom: I've got butterflies in my stomach. 

I'm nervous

400

Explain this simile: Your explanation is as clear as mud. 

It's hard to understand what you're saying. 
400

Explain this metaphor: You are the light of my life. 

You bring brightness to my life. 

400

Give an example of personification and explain. 

400

Make a hyperbole dealing with you being full from eating. 

My stomach is about to explode. 

400

State and explain one idiom.

500

What does a simile and a metaphor have in common?

They are both comparing two things to show they share similar characteristics. 

500

What is the difference between a simile and metaphor?

Simile uses the words "like" or "as", but a metaphor doesn't. 

500

Make two examples of personification using the weather: rainy, sunny, typhoon, etc. 

500

What is the difference between a normal exaggeration and a hyperbole. 

An exaggeration is just better or worse than the actual situation. A hyperbole is an unrealistic exaggeration.

500

What is figurative language?

When a phrase doesn't mean what it literally states.