1. Similes Metaphors Hyperbole personification
Figurative Language
Similes
Metaphors
Hyperbole
personification

2. The comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”
Simile
The comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”

3. The comparison of one thing to another without using “like” or “as”
Metaphor
The comparison of one thing to another without using “like” or “as”

4. Obvious exaggeration used for emphasis
Hyperbole
Obvious exaggeration used for emphasis

5. Giving human traits to non-living objects
Personification
Giving human traits to non-living objects

6. What am I? The window winked at me. Hyperbole Simile Personification
Metaphor

7. What am I? I nearly died laughing. A. Personification B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Metaphor

8. What am I? (Talk to your partner)
He was sleeping like a log.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification

9. What am I? Her life was a sea of troubles. A. Simile
B. Personification
C. Metaphor
D. Hyperbole

10. What am I? (Discuss with your neighbor)
He’s a tiger when he’s angry.
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
D. Hyperbole

11. What am I? My cat is as light as a feather. A. Personification
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Metaphor

12. What am I? The daffodils nodded their yellow heads. A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification

13. What am I? (Talk to a friend)
The falling rain kissed my cheeks.
A. Hyperbole
B. Personification
C. Simile
D. Metaphor

14. What am I? This book weighs a ton! A. Personification B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Hyperbole

15. What am I? (Talk to your neighbor)
His temper was as explosive as a volcano.
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Personification

16. What am I? My friend is a mule and never changes her mind.
A. Personification
B. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
D. Simile

17. What am I? I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. A. Personification
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. metaphor

18. What am I? Taking drugs is like playing with fire. A. Personification
B. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
D. Simile

19. What am I? The car engine coughed in the cold morning air. A. Metaphor
B. Personification
C. Simile
D. Hyperbole

20. Choose the BEST answer The man was as big as an elephant!
A. Personification
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Hyperbole

21. Remember A simile compares two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
A metaphor compares one thing to another without using “like” or “as.”
Personification is giving human traits to non-human objects.
Hyperbole is obvious exaggeration used for emphasis.