Figurative Language Practice

My little sister is a monster when she hasn’t had a nap.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Idiom

I was as sick as a dog on the day of the test.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Idiom

The tropical storm slept for two days.

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Simile
• Hyperbole

Silently, softly, the swan swam on the lake.

• hyperbole
• alliteration
• simile
• idiom

The students were like ants crowded around the pizza box.

• alliteration
• onomatopeoia
• simile
• metaphor

Teddy tiger tried tying teepees together. What type of figurative language is this sentence?

• onomatopoeia
• metaphor
• simile
• alliteration

 I like pancakes so much I could eat a million of them. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• idiom
• alliteration
• personification
• hyperbole

Drip, Drop, Drip, Drop went the rain drops falling on the roof of the house. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• alliteration
• onomatopeoia
• metaphor
• personification

The tree shook its branches angrily. What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?

• simile
• personification
• alliteration
• onomatopeoia

Definition: A comparison made by stating that one thing is something else

• Alliteration
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole