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Figurative Language Practice
By Melissa Martin
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Idiom, Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification
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Read the sentences. Choose whether each sentence is an example of idiom, simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole.
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Question 1
1.
He drew a line as straight as an arrow.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
Hyperbole
Question 2
2.
I have a ton of work to do.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
Hyperbole
Question 3
3.
Knowledge is a kingdom and all who learn are kings and queens.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
Hyperbole
Question 4
4.
Opportunity was knocking at her door.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
Hyperbole
Question 5
5.
Beyoncé sings like an angel.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Question 6
6.
Ravenous and savage from its long polar journey, the North Wind is searching for food—
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
Hyperbole
Question 7
7.
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Question 8
8.
He just sat there like a bump on a log.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
Hyperbole
Question 9
9.
Her eyes were fireflies.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
Hyperbole
Question 10
10.
Knowledge is the key to success.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
Hyperbole
Question 11
11.
The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike Phil, this plan just might work.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
Hyperbole
Question 12
12.
Break a leg!
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
Hyperbole
Question 13
13.
I was dying of boredom.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
Hyperbole
Question 14
14.
That's the last straw.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
Hyperbole