Type
this type of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two similar things.
Simile
What is the meaning of the following metaphor?
This cupcake is a rainbow of flavors!
The cupcake has a bunch of different tastes.
What type of figurative language is the sentence below?
The bubble popped as Justin tried to get the attention of his friends.
Onomatopoeia
What sentence has an example of a metaphor?
a. My father always says, "Laughter is the best medicine."
b. The rollercoaster went up and down like an elevator!
c. My brother sometimes dresses like a clown to scare me.
What type of figurative language compares two things without the use of a transition word?
Metaphor
Which type of figurative language makes inanimate objects sound like humans by explaining their actions in words used for humans.
Personification
What is the meaning of the following idiom?
After studying hard the night before, Adam thought the test was a piece of cake.
Adam thought the test was easy.
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?
The pizza was proudly prepared by Paul.
Alliteration
Which sentence is an example of 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 whistle we made sure to freeze.
b. Tick, tick, tick, all I could hear was the clock aggravating me all night long.
What type of figurative language is the sentence below?
It is raining cats and dogs!
Idiom
Which type of figurative language contains a certain phrase that is not meant to be taken in all seriousness.
Idioms
What is being compared in the following?
Timothy was like a kid in a candy store!
Timothy and a kid in a candy store.
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
It is like herding sheep when we line up from recess.
Simile
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 moved as slow as a turtle.
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
The donut called me from the kitchen so I had to go and get it!
Personification
Which type of figurative language uses fake or newly-created words to describe certain sounds or voices.
Onomatopoeia
What is the meaning of the following metaphor?
Life is one big rollercoaster ride!
Life has ups and downs.
What type of figurative language is used below?
I have a ton of work to grade tonight.
Hyperbole
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 in her pocket?
b. The stairs groaned as the crowd left the stadium?
Give me a sentence using alliteration.
answers vary - teacher discretion.
Which type of figurative language has the repetition of a certain sound made by several words that start with a similar (or the same) letter.
Alliteration
What is the meaning of the following idiom?
dad had to cook tonight because our mother was under the weather tonight
Their mother was sick.
What type of figurative language is used below?
the wind gusted against the roof of my house, the leaves blowing on top and crunching into the gutter
Imagery
Which sentence is the best example of alliteration?
a. Monkeys make major messes.
b. Pete the Penguin squeezed the lemons.
c. Sam sipped a strawberry juice box.
a. Monkeys make major messes.
Which sentence is an example of a hyperbole?
a. My big brother can be such a couch potato.
b. The water balloon went splat as it hit the ground.
c. I could hardly wait for dinner. I was so hungry I could eat a horse.
c. I could hardly wait for dinner. I was so hungry I could eat a horse.