Type
What kind of figurative language compares two things using the words "like" or "as"?
Simile
What does this metaphor mean?
This cupcake is a rainbow of flavors!
The cupcake has a bunch of different tastes.
What type of figurative language is this?
The bubble popped as Justin tried to get the attention of his friends.
Onomatopoeia
Which sentence has a metaphor in it?
a. My dad 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.
A. My dad always says, "Laugher is the best medicine."
What kind of figurative language says one thing is something else without using words like “like” or “as”?
Metaphor
What kind of figurative language uses words that don’t really mean exactly what they say?
Idioms
What is being compared in this sentence?
Timothy was like a kid in a candy store!
Timothy and a kid in a candy store.
What type of figurative language is this?
It is like herding sheep when we line up from recess.
Simile
Which sentence is a simile?
a. I really like to go swimming at the lake in the summer.
b. I started to feel sick as I waited for my turn to talk.
c. After I hurt my ankle, I moved as slow as a turtle.
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
What kind of figurative language makes things that aren’t alive act like people?
Personification
What does this idiom mean?
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 this?
The pizza was proudly prepared by Paul.
Alliteration
Which sentence uses a word that sounds like the noise it makes?
a. Leon the largest lion was laughing loudly.
b. Tick, tick, tick, all I could hear was the clock bugging me all night.
c. When we heard the whistle, we made sure to freeze.
b. Tick, tick, tick, all I could hear was the clock bugging me all night.
What type of figurative language is the sentence below?
It is raining cats and dogs!
Idiom
What kind of figurative language uses words that sound like the noise they make?
Onomatopoeia
What does this metaphor mean?
Life is one big rollercoaster ride!
Life has ups and downs.
What type of figurative language is this?
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.
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What kind of figurative language repeats the same starting sound in a sentence or a line of a poem?
Alliteration
What does this idiom mean?
We had a substitute teacher today due to our teacher feeling under the weather.
The teacher was sick.
What type of figurative language is this?
The grass was green, and the flowers were red.
Imagery
Which sentence is an example of alliteration?
a. Monkeys make major messes.
b. Pete the penguin likes pizza and pickles.
c. Sam sipped a strawberry slushie.
d. ALL OF THE ABOVE
d. ALL OF THE ABOVE
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.