Figurative Language
Instructions: Identify types of figurative language in sentences
- 1.
'The wind whispered through the trees.' What type of figurative language is this?
APersonificationBMetaphorCHyperboleDSimile - 2.
'She was as busy as a bee.' What type of figurative language is this?
AAlliterationBMetaphorCSimileDOnomatopoeia - 3.
'Time is money.' What type of figurative language is this?
AMetaphorBHyperboleCIdiomDSimile - 4.
'I've told you a million times!' What type of figurative language is this?
AHyperboleBPersonificationCAlliterationDMetaphor - 5.
'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.' What type of figurative language is this?
AAlliterationBAssonanceCOnomatopoeiaDSimile - 6.
'The thunder clapped and the rain pitter-pattered on the roof.' Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?
AThunderBRoofCRainDPitter-pattered - 7.
'Break a leg!' is an example of what?
AAn idiomBA metaphorCHyperboleDSimile - 8.
'The classroom was a zoo.' What type of figurative language is this?
APersonificationBSimileCHyperboleDMetaphor - 9.
'The stars danced in the night sky.' What type of figurative language is this?
AAlliterationBPersonificationCHyperboleDSimile - 10.
'He was as tall as a giraffe' uses which type of figurative language?
AMetaphorBSimileCHyperboleDPersonification - 11.
'O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?' The repetition of 'Romeo' is an example of what?
AAlliterationBOnomatopoeiaCRepetitionDSimile - 12.
'Calling a dustman a sanitation engineer' is an example of what?
AIronyBMetaphorCSimileDEuphemism - 13.
'What a beautiful day!' said during a terrible storm. This is an example of what?
AMetaphorBSimileCIronyDHyperbole - 14.
'The sun smiled down on the village.' This combines personification with which technique?
AMetaphorBSimileCOnomatopoeiaDAlliteration - 15.
'Hear the mellow wedding bells' — the repeated 'l' sounds are an example of what?
AAssonanceBConsonanceCRhymeDAlliteration