Figurative Language Review

Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as" is a _____?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

A description of something saying that IT IS something else is a ______?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

An exaggeration to prove a point is a ______?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Giving human qualities to an inanimate thing is ______?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What is this an example of?

His smile is like a ray of sunshine.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What is this an example of?

Her eyes sparkled like stars in the night sky.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What is this an example of?

He was as fast as a cheetah.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What is this an example of?

The room smelled like a bouquet of flowers.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What is this an example of?

She was as white as a ghost.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What is this an example of?

Their room was a pigstye.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification