The Hunger Games Figurative Language

“The camera crews, perched like buzzards on rooftops, only add to the effect.”

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

“He tells the history of Panem, the country that rose up out of the ashes of a place that was once called North America.”

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

“...right now District 12 is the laughingstock of Panem, and he knows it.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

“The community home would crush her like a bug.” -choose 2

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

“My legs, arms, torso, underarms, and parts of my eyebrows have been stripped of the stuff, leaving me like a plucked bird, ready for roasting.”

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

“He is luring you in to make you easy prey.”

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

“But thatʼs a dark and creaky thing that moves like a snail....”

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

“The walls of this elevator are made of crystal so that you can watch people on the ground floor shrink to ants as you shoot up into the air.”

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

ʻAt least you two have decent manners,' says Effie as weʼre finishing the main course. ʻThe pair last year ate everything with their hands like a couple of savages.ʼ

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Identify the figurative language: 'The Capitol is a shining beacon of hope and prosperity.'

• A) simile

• B) metaphor

• C) personification

• D) hyperbole