That soccer player is a rhino trampling over his opponents" is an example of...
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
idiom
The doors to the castle swung open, inviting me in" is an example of...
simile
personification
onomatopoeia
alliteration
Hold your horses and let me explain first" is an example of...
simile
personifcation
idiom
hyperbole
Onomatopoeia is...
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
A word representing a sound
Repeating the same consonant sound
I had to pay an arm and a leg for this stereo" is an example of...
idiom
simile
personifcation
metaphor
Cows say moo and pigs say oink" is an example of...
onomatopoeia
metaphor
alliteration
simile
This is the worst day anyone has ever had" is an example of...
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
idiom
The door opened with a creak" is an example of...
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
idiom
alliteration
This quiz was harder than every test I've ever had put together" is an example of...
personification
metaphor
idiom
hyperbole
My mean neighbor is such a rat" is an example of...
metaphor
simile
idiom
alliteration
Alliteration is...
An exaggeration
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
Repeating the same consonant sound
A comparison using like or as
She sat in the library as quiet and timid as a mouse" is an example of...
metaphor
alliteration
personification
simile
He got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning" is an example of...
metaphor
alliteration
simile
idiom
His arms were long and loose, like an octopus' tentacles" is an example of...
personifcation
simile
hyperbole
idiom
The ocean wave picked her up and slammed her onto the beach" is an example of...
alliteration
simile
personification
metaphor
I was afraid my friend would spill the beans about our secret" is an example of...
simile
hyperbole
personifcation
idiom
Hyperbole is...
A comparison using like or as
A word representing a sound
Giving human characteristics to something
An exaggeration
The library after hours was as silent as the grave" is an example of...
idiom
personification
metaphor
simile
The wind sang a song to the swaying trees" is an example of...
personification
idiom
metaphor
hyperbole
A big black bear burst out and bounded at me" is an example of...
idiom
alliteration
simile
metaphor
A metaphor is...
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
A comparison saying that one thing is another thing
An exaggeration
A word representing a sound
An idiom is...
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
A word representing a sound
An exaggeration
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
Personification is...
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
An exaggeration
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
A word representing a sound
Peter promptly prepared the spicy peppers" is an example of...
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
alliteration
simile
A simile is...
Repeating the same consonant sound
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
A comparison using like or as
A word representing a sound