Figurative LanguAGE

Read each sentence and decide which type of Figurative Language it is. You can look back at the Powerpoints for help! The rain danced on the roof. metaphor personification alliteration simile The pig squealed, "Oink, oink", when the children pulled his tail. onomatopoeia metaphor hyperbole metaphor We wore our coats because the hospital was a refrigerator. idiom simile hyperbole metaphor Mrs. Mims stated, "I have told you a million times not to do that!" simile hyperbole personification alliteration Her beauty shines like the sun. simile metaphor alliteration idiom Careless cars cutting corners cause confusion. simile onomatopoetia alliteration hyperbole When he entered the new school, he felt like a fish out of water. alliteration idiom personification onomatopoetia John moved like a snail as he took his report card to his parents. personification metaphor hyperbole simile The brutal wind bullied the trees into giving up its autumn leaves. metaphor hyperbole personification onomatopoeia Hyperbole Rolly from 101 Dalmatians, "I'm so hungry I could eat a whole elephant." Alliteration From the Aladdin song A Whole New World, "Shining, Shimmering, Splendid.... Simile From The Grinch's song You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch, "Your as cuddly as a cactus, your as charming as an eel." Metaphor From the Mulan song I'll Make a Man out of You, "Be a man, With all the force of a great typhoon Be a man, With all the strength of a raging fire Mysterious as the dark side of the moon...." Idiom From Mary Poppins A Spoon Full of Sugar, "Every task you take becomes a piece of cake..." Onomatopoeia From the 1960's Batman series, "Krunch! Klonk! Bam! Kapow!