Figurative Language

Front

The street cars are like frosted cakes covered with snowflakes.

Back

Simile

Front

What literary device is used in the sentence: "The west wind dances down the road."?

Back

Personification

Front

What figure of speech is used in the sentence: "The band played to a small crowd at the concert."?

Back

Oxymoron

Front

What figure of speech is used in the sentence: "She’s as tiny as a mouse."?

Back

Simile

Front

Identify the figure of speech: Her blonde hair shined like the sun.

Back

Simile

Front

The lightweight fighter lost so much weight, he looked as thin as a rail.

Back

Simile

Front

What literary device is used in the phrase: Polly Peters positively played Ping-Pong.

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Alliteration

Front

Identify the figure of speech: "When the pitcher finished nine innings, he was hungry enough to eat a horse."

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Hyperbole

Front

What literary device is used in the sentence: “Crack” went the bat as the pitcher hit a home run?

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Onomatopeia

Front

The ice in the arena was as smooth as glass.

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Simile