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Identify the Type of Figurative Language

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  • "I was a shadow as I walked home." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
    Metaphor
  • A farm dog answered the train.
    Personification
  • "We stared at each other for 100 minutes." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
    Hyperbole
  • The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one. What does this mean?
    The car is very old.
  • "The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
    Personification
  • "It was as quiet as a dream." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
    Simile
  • What's the meaning of this personification?"The camera loves me!"
    Photos of me are always really good.
  • "The raindrops danced on the tabletop." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
    personification
  • Her face looks like she'd fly into the air like a rocket to the moon.
    Simile
  • "I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
    simile
  • "The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
    simile
  • "The moon made his face into a silver mask." The kind of figurative language used here is ___.
    personification
  • What's the meaning of this metaphor?"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
    Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
  • "My short, round shadow bumped into me." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
    Personification
  • What's the meaning of this simile?"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
    She gets really angry.
  • A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
    metaphor
  • "The snow was whiter than the milk in a cereal bowl." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
    Metaphor
  • "She's a snake!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
    Metaphor
  • "My brain feels like a pail full of grasshoppers." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
    Simile
  • The owl screeched, "Whoooo-hooooo-hoooo!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
    Onomatopoeia
  • "I love you to death" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
    Hyperbole
  • "My bag feels like I'm carrying around concrete." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ AND what does this mean?
    Simile AND it is super heavy
  • "My heart jumped at the sight of him!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______
    Personification
  • "It took him 20 years to write that sentence." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
    Hyperbole