Figures of Speech

Which sentence uses a Simile?

• The car zoomed down the road.

• The fluffy clouds looked like cotton candy.

• The waves crashed loudly on the shore.

• Peter was so hungry he could eat a horse.

Which sentence uses Hyperbole?

• The cookies were delicious.

• My backpack feels heavy.

• My room is a mess!

• I have a million things to do!

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

The tiny boat bobbed on the waves like a fragile cork.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

Betty bought a bit of butter.

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Personification