Question

figurative language review
read the example or the question. determine the answer in the choices on the right. color accordingly to the directions in the box.
simile metaphor personification hyperbole idiom
alliteration onomatopoeia allusion oxymoron
question answer #1 answer # 2 answer # 3

1. when an animal or object takes on human characteristics. simile color the 1s yellow metaphor color the 1s purple personification color the 1s pink
2. which phrase is an idiom? he is like the wind. color the 2s green back to the drawing - board color the 2s red her heart is gold. color the 2s black
3. this is a comparison without using the words, \like\ or \as\. oxymoron color the 3s brown metaphor color the 3s orange simile color the 3s blue
4. which phrase is an example of a hyperbole? i am as hungry as a lion. color the 4s green he is over the moon. color the 4s pink i could eat the kitchen table! color the 4s yellow
5. this is a statement that is not taken literally, and it has an underlying meaning. idiom color the 5s dark green allusion color the 5s blue hyperbole color the 5s yellow
6. which phrase is an example of personification? she is falling through the cracks. color the 6s purple the wind spoke in song. color the 6s light blue her hair was like a sea of spaghetti. color the 6s red
7. this is a comparison using the words, \like\ or \as\. simile color the 7s yellow hyperbole color the 7s orange personification color the 7s red
8. which phrase is an example of metaphor? he is like a giant. color the 8s black he is a giant. color the 8s light green the birds called about the mornings news. color the 8s pink
9. this is an over - exaggeration or something very dramatic. hyperbole color the 9s light purple simile color the 9s pink alliteration color the 9s light blue
10. the wind sang to the birds. this is an example of personification color the 10s white allusion color the 10s purple metaphor color the 10s pink

Explanation:

1. Personification is when non - human things have human characteristics.
2. "Back to the drawing board" is an idiom, a non - literal phrase with a set meaning.
3. A metaphor is a comparison without "like" or "as".
4. "I could eat the kitchen table" is a hyperbole, an over - exaggeration.
5. An idiom is a statement not taken literally with an underlying meaning.
6. "The wind spoke in song" is personification as wind is given the human ability to speak.
7. A simile uses "like" or "as" for comparison.
8. "He is a giant" (in a non - literal sense) is a metaphor.
9. Hyperbole is an over - exaggeration.
10. "The wind sang to the birds" is personification as wind is given the human action of singing.

Answer:

1. Personification
2. Back to the drawing board
3. Metaphor
4. I could eat the kitchen table
5. Idiom
6. The wind spoke in song
7. Simile
8. He is a giant
9. Hyperbole
10. Personification