Figurative Language Examples

The statement, "I always lie," is an example of what element of figurative language?

• Oxymoron

• Pun

• Paradox

• Idiom

"Life is a journey" is an example of what?

• Simile

• Metaphor

I nearly died laughing is an example of what?

• Idiom

• Pun

• Hyperbole

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia.

• She was white as a ghost

• Buzz

• Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Peppers

• Break a leg

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The quote from the popular Owl City song, "You would not believe your eyes if ten million fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep," is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Pun

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

"You are the thunder, and I am the lightning," is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Anthropomorphism

• Simile

Which two elements of figurative language can be identified in the following Beatles song, "Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter" and in the tongue twister, "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"?

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Consonance

The fact that Great Britain's biggest dog was named 'Tiny' is an example of:

• Paradox

• Idiom

• Irony

• Oxymoron

He has been walking for days and days, when he has only been walking for 5 minutes is an example of:

• Idiom

• Simile

• Hyperbole

The flowers danced in the wind is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Anthropomorphism

• Idiom