Fun Figures of Speech

Hyperboles are phrases that

• compare two unlike things
• exaggerate
• give person-like qualities to animals and things
• have a different meaning than the words.

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• She is as pretty as a flower.
• She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.
• She is a beautiful flower.
• She is very pretty.

Which of the following is a simile?

• He is as tall as a tree!
• He is the tallest man in the world!
• He is taller than my dad!
• He is a tree standing in the middle of the court!

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• He is super fast.
• He is as fast as a cheetah.
• He ran like a cheetah chasing a bird.
• He was a cheetah running in the race.

Look at the sentence. What type of figurative language did they use?
Kae was so bored he was pulling his hair out!

• metaphor
• simile
• alliteration
• hyperbole

"Victoria vrooms in the van very vivaciously." is an example of...

• simile
• metaphor
• alliteration
• hyperbole

Maria's favorite song wrapped its arms around her and rocked her to sleep.  This is an example of...

• personification
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• idiom

My grandfather says he doesn't use computers because you can't teach an old dog new tricks.  This expression is an example of....

• hyperbole
• idiom
• personification
• simile

Mrs. D'Elia wants us to think outside the box to find creative topics for our science projects.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• idiom

Kevin should be in the movies-the camera loves him!

• simile
• idiom
• personification
• metaphor