Question

figuratively speaking
name: maryan...
date
directions: write the letter of each type of figurative language next to the sentence that it best matches.
a. simile d. alliteration
b. metaphor e. onomatopoeia
c. hyperbole f. personification

1. h. he was so strong he could chop the tree down with one swing of his axe.
2. o. \zoom!\ the burger sailed through the sky.
3. b. after a long day of hiking, he slept like a log.
4. p. the warm sun peeked out from behind the grey clouds.
5. p. bees busily buzzed through the blossoms.
6. a. she was as happy as a clam when she won the contest.
7. s. he was a gazelle running smoothly down the road.
8. m. the cookies were so delicious, i think i ate a million of them!
9. e. the cereal popped and cracked in my bowl.
10. h. many moons passed before march arrived.
11. m. the teacher was a wise owl.
12. p. the sky opened and cried its tears upon the earth.

Explanation:

To solve these figurative language identification problems, we analyze each sentence based on the definitions of the literary devices:

1. “He was so strong he could chop the tree down with one swing of his axe.”

• Hyperbole (C): Exaggerates his strength (chopping a tree with one swing is unrealistic).

2. “‘Zoom!’ the bullet zipped through the sky.”

• Onomatopoeia (E): “Zoom” imitates the sound of the bullet.

3. “After a long day of hiking, he slept like a log.”

• Simile (A): Uses “like” to compare his sleep to a log.

4. “The warm sun peeked out from behind the grey clouds.”

• Personification (F): Gives the sun human action (“peeked”).

5. “Bees busily buzzed through the blossoms.”

• Alliteration (D): Repeats the “b” sound in “bees,” “busily,” “buzzed.”

6. “She was as happy as a clam when she won the contest.”

• Simile (A): Uses “as” to compare her happiness to a clam’s (implied happiness).

7. “He was a gazelle running smoothly down the road.”

• Metaphor (B): Compares him to a gazelle (no “like”/“as”).

8. “The cookies were so delicious, I think I ate a million of them!”

• Hyperbole (C): Exaggerates the number of cookies eaten.

9. “The cereal popped and cracked in my bowl.”

• Onomatopoeia (E): “Popped” and “cracked” imitate cereal sounds.

10. “Many moons passed before March arrived.”

• Alliteration (D): Repeats the “m” sound in “many,” “moons.”

11. “The teacher was a wise owl.”

• Metaphor (B): Compares the teacher to an owl (wise) without “like”/“as.”

12. “The sky opened and cried its tears upon the earth.”

• Personification (F): Gives the sky human actions (“opened,” “cried”).

Final Answers (matching each sentence to the device):

1. C. Hyperbole
2. E. Onomatopoeia
3. A. Simile
4. F. Personification
5. D. Alliteration
6. A. Simile
7. B. Metaphor
8. C. Hyperbole
9. E. Onomatopoeia
10. D. Alliteration
11. B. Metaphor
12. F. Personification

Answer:

To solve these figurative language identification problems, we analyze each sentence based on the definitions of the literary devices:

1. “He was so strong he could chop the tree down with one swing of his axe.”

• Hyperbole (C): Exaggerates his strength (chopping a tree with one swing is unrealistic).

2. “‘Zoom!’ the bullet zipped through the sky.”

• Onomatopoeia (E): “Zoom” imitates the sound of the bullet.

3. “After a long day of hiking, he slept like a log.”

• Simile (A): Uses “like” to compare his sleep to a log.

4. “The warm sun peeked out from behind the grey clouds.”

• Personification (F): Gives the sun human action (“peeked”).

5. “Bees busily buzzed through the blossoms.”

• Alliteration (D): Repeats the “b” sound in “bees,” “busily,” “buzzed.”

6. “She was as happy as a clam when she won the contest.”

• Simile (A): Uses “as” to compare her happiness to a clam’s (implied happiness).

7. “He was a gazelle running smoothly down the road.”

• Metaphor (B): Compares him to a gazelle (no “like”/“as”).

8. “The cookies were so delicious, I think I ate a million of them!”

• Hyperbole (C): Exaggerates the number of cookies eaten.

9. “The cereal popped and cracked in my bowl.”

• Onomatopoeia (E): “Popped” and “cracked” imitate cereal sounds.

10. “Many moons passed before March arrived.”

• Alliteration (D): Repeats the “m” sound in “many,” “moons.”

11. “The teacher was a wise owl.”

• Metaphor (B): Compares the teacher to an owl (wise) without “like”/“as.”

12. “The sky opened and cried its tears upon the earth.”

• Personification (F): Gives the sky human actions (“opened,” “cried”).

Final Answers (matching each sentence to the device):

1. C. Hyperbole
2. E. Onomatopoeia
3. A. Simile
4. F. Personification
5. D. Alliteration
6. A. Simile
7. B. Metaphor
8. C. Hyperbole
9. E. Onomatopoeia
10. D. Alliteration
11. B. Metaphor
12. F. Personification