Figurative Language, SET #2

11. When exaggeration is used as a figure of speech, it is called _____________.

4. The seat is a comfortable pillow. (1. Simile 2. Metaphor 3. Personification)

9. After decades, A man, who was as tall as a palm tree, opened the gate for us. ................................. A) hyperbole and metaphor .........................B) hyperbole and simile

13. Naming something or an action by its sound .....................

20. I have tons of dishes to do today! (1. Simile 2. Personification 3. Hyperbole)

5.He went red as a beet. (1.Simile 2.Hyperbole 3.Onomatopoeia)

12. The trees were waving goodbye in fall. (1. Simile 2. Alliteration 3. Personification)

15. The sun was giggling to everyone as it was shining. (1. Simile 2. Personification 3. Hyperbole)

3. The car screeched noisily down the street. 1. Simile 2. Hyperbole 3. Onomatopoeia

7. My mum complained about my unclean room. It was as smelly as a barn.

16. Giving objects and animals human traits is called ................

18. She sells sea shells by the seashore. (1. Onomatopoeia 2. Alliteration 3. Hyperbole)

17. Figurative language is used to make writing more ____________.

2.Kelly could come to my birthday. 1) Simile 2) Personification 3) Alliteration

10. My brother hit the hay. (1. Simile 2. Alliteration 3. Hyperbole)

6. A little snake was hissing in the garden. (1. Onomatopoeia 2. Metaphor 3. Hyperbole)

The stairs were squealing and crackling!

8. She was a glittering diamond on that day. (1. Alliteration 2. Metaphor 3. Hyperbole)

14. Peter and Paul bought pretty panda pattern pots. (This is an example of __________).

19. The ball smashed the vase into little pieces. (1. Onomatopoeia 2. Alliteration 3. Hyperbole)