Figurative Language

"Frank fed four funny fish in the fish tank" is an example of...

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

"I have a ton of homework" is an example of...

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

What is hyperbole?

• An extreme exaggeration

• Comparing two unlike things NOT using like or as

• Repetitive consonant sounds

"I feel as happy as a puppy rolling around in the grass" is an example of....

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

"The pillow is as soft as a cloud" is an example of a metaphor.

• True

• False

"I’ve seen this movie a thousand times" is an example of...

• personification

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• metaphor

"The alarm clock screamed at me" is an example of personification.

• True

• False

What is alliteration?

• A big exaggeration

• Giving a non-living thing human qualities

• The repetition of consonant sounds

• Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

"My computer was a dinosaur" is an example of a metaphor.

• True

• False

"The teenager is as hungry as a wolf" is an example of...

• simile

• hyperbole

• idiom

• personification