Figures of Speech Answers

Based on the image, decide which type of figurative language each sentence uses.

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Identify each example as a metaphor, simile, personification, or hyperbole.

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”?

✔ Ben and a snakeBen and a plate of sandwichesa plate of sandwiches and a snake

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

They can struggle.✔ They can touch.They wear clothing.

My brother and his friends are wild animals!✔ Yesterday, they destroyed the kitchen beyond repair.a whole bottle of grape juice spilled on the floor

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.”

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.

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?