Figurative Language Fun

Which sentence uses an idiom?

• She got cold feet the night before her wedding.

• Lightening danced across the sky.

• The world is a stage.

• Hannah's home has heat now, hopefully.

Which sentence uses personification?

• The ox ran as fast as a cheetah.

• Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.

• He was like an animal.

• Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Which sentence is a metaphor?

• My alarm clock yelled at me to wake up.

• He was as big as a tree.

• Cross your fingers.

• Life is a rollercoaster.

This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

What is figurative language?

• Language that means more than what the words say.

• Language that means just what the words say.

She is on a rollercoaster of emotions

• she's having fun

• she's scared

• she is having lots of different feelings

• she's going to vomit soon

Her new bedroom is like candy for the eyes.

• very pretty

• sweet to taste

• bad for you

• good for you

Which sentence uses alliteration?

• Becky likes her donuts as big as her face.

• Dan heard a loud BOOM! coming from the garage.

• Dan's dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove.

• The ball tapped each step it passed down the staircase.