Figurative Language Flashcards

Which sentence contains a simile?

Answer: Her smile was as bright as the sun.

A simile compares two things using 'as' or 'like'; 'as bright as the sun' uses 'as' to compare her smile to the sun.

What is a metaphor?

Answer: A direct comparison saying one thing IS another

A metaphor makes a direct comparison by stating one thing is another, without using 'like' or 'as'.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

Answer: The flowers nodded their heads in the breeze.

Personification gives human actions or qualities to non-human things; flowers cannot literally nod their heads like people do.

What does the idiom 'break the ice' mean?

Answer: To start a conversation in a social situation

'Break the ice' is an idiom meaning to do or say something to relieve tension and get a conversation or activity started.

Which sentence uses hyperbole?

Answer: I have told you a million times to clean your room!

Hyperbole is extreme exaggeration; saying 'a million times' is an exaggeration used for emphasis, not a literal count.

What is alliteration?

Answer: The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words

Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of nearby words, such as 'Peter Piper picked a peck.'

In the sentence 'The thunder roared like an angry lion,' what type of figurative language is used?

Answer: Simile

This is a simile because it compares the thunder to an angry lion using the word 'like.'