Figurative Language

My little brother ate the French fries very quickly and left not crumbs, nor a trace of salt. His mouth was a vacuum cleaner.

His mouth was a vacuum cleaner is a…

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

 It was a very sunny day at the coast. The sea glittered like diamonds under lights.

The sea glittered like diamonds under lights is a…

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

During the storm, the trees were howling in the moonlight.

The trees were howling is a…

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• personification

She bought a silky, smooth sundress at the Sunday sale at Sears.

This sentence is an example of…

• alliteration

• onomatopeia

• hyperbole

I did not like my mom’s lasagne, so I went to bed without dinner. When I woke up, I was so hungry I could have eaten a horse.

I could have eaten a horse is a...

• onomatopeia

• hyperbole

• metaphor

I love when I read the Batman comics. The sound effects Boom! and Splat! make me laugh.

Boom! and Splat! are…

• onomatopeia

• alliteration

• personification

The whistling wind wound up waking my wombat, Willy.

This sentence is an example of…

• alliteration

• metaphor

• personification

My sister’s agility is amazing. She is a cat. She can leap effortlessly through the air and still land on her feet.

My sister’s agility is amazing. She is a cat is a…

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

That test is a piece of cake.

Piece of cake is a(n)...

• idiom

• metaphor

• hyperbole

 I had no idea that seagulls were that fast. Quick as a flash the chip in my hand disappeared.

Quick as a flash is a…

• simile

• idiom

• personification