Figures of Speech Answers

Identify each example as a metaphor, simile, personification, or hyperbole. The sky growled angrily at me. I was an icicle waiting at the bus stop. The wind ruffled my hair like a gentle hand. The student had a ton of homework.

✔ metaphorsimilepersonificationhyperbole

metaphor✔ similepersonificationhyperbole

metaphorsimilepersonification✔ hyperbole

Based on the image, decide which type of figurative language each sentence uses. The sky went pitch black. The sky was unfriendly. The sky was a nightmare. The sky was as dark as night.

What kind of figurative language does the passage use?

Identify the literal meaning of this metaphor: “My dreams crumbled into ash.”

Which metaphor could replace the literal sentence “Simon’s year at school was sometimes hard and sometimes easy”?

Answer the questions about this simile: "Ben swallowed the sandwiches like a snake." What two things are being compared? What are the important qualities of a snake in this metaphor? What does this simile literally mean?

Which simile could replace the literal sentence “The store was very crowded with people dashing around”?

Answer the questions based on this example of personification: "The thorns grabbed at my shirt as I struggled past them." What human qualities are given to the thorns in this sentence? What does this example of personification literally mean?

What is the example of hyperbole in this passage? What does this example of hyperbole literally mean?

Use the context clues to figure out the meaning of the simile “sleeps like a dolphin.”

Use the context clues to figure out the meaning of the idiom “got the green light.”

Rewrite this paragraph without the figures of speech and idioms.

Consider the passage with figurative language compared to the passage you wrote. What was the effect of the figures of speech on the first passage? Check all that apply.It made the writing lively.It made the writing interesting to visualize.It gave less information.It added comparisons.It made the passage shorter.

metaphorsimile✔ personificationhyperbole

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The brother and his friends are irresponsible.The brother and his friends eat too much.✔ The kitchen was very messy.