1. Identify the type of figurative language in each example.

2. English I

3. "Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is
"Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is." (slogan of Alka Seltzer, U.S.)
Onomatopoeia

4. I went to a seafood disco last week... and pulled a mussel.
Pun

5. The name of Britain’s biggest dog was “Tiny”.
Irony

6. He let the cat out of the bag.
Idiom

7. If I can’t buy that new videogame, I will just die.
Hyperbole

8. Fred’s friends fried Fritos for Friday’s food.
Alliteration

9. The sky was full of dancing stars.
Personification

10. The world is my oyster.
Metaphor

11. At the fancy restaurant, I stuck out like a sore thumb since I was wearing jeans.
Simile

12. English II

13. The young girl was as cute as a kitten.
Simile

14. The classroom was a zoo.
Metaphor

15. Opportunity knocked on the door.
Personification

16. Walter walked wearily while wondering where Wally was.
Alliteration

17. I’ve told you a million times.
Hyperbole

18. When I got home, I knew I was in hot water.
Idiom

19. The Titanic was promoted as being 100% unsinkable; but, in 1912 the ship sank on its maiden voyage.
Irony

20. I felt relieved when the ball swished through the hoop.
Onomatopoeia

21. I was struggling to figure out how lightning works then it struck me.
Pun

22. English III

23. You could have knocked me over with a feather.
Hyperbole

24. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.
Pun

25. whoosh, passing breeze flags flutter and flap frog croaks, bird whistles babbling bubbles from tap
Onomatopoeia

26. A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets.
Irony

27. Ralph’s reindeer rose rapidly and ran round the room.
Alliteration

28. They fought like cats and dogs.
Simile

29. Ben’s temper was a volcano, ready to explode.
Metaphor

30. Read between the lines.
Idiom

31. The vines wove their fingers together to form a braid.
Personification

32. English IV

33. water plops into pond splish-splash downhill warbling magpies in tree trilling, melodic thrill
Onomatopoeia

34. Make a mountain out of a molehill.
Idiom

35. The sun played hide and seek with the clouds.
Personification

36. It was so cold, even the snow turned blue!
Hyperbole

37. In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo finds Juliet in a drugged state and he thinks she is dead. He kills himself. When Juliet wakes up she finds Romeo dead and kills herself.
Irony

38. Becky’s beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.
Alliteration

39. I've been to the dentist many times so I know the drill.
Pun

40. At five o’clock, the interstate was a parking lot.
Metaphor

41. When their parents tucked them in, the children were as snug as a bug in a rug.
Simile

42. Extra Examples

43. My love for you is like a red, red rose.
Simile

44. America is a melting pot.
Metaphor

45. A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired.
Pun

46. The words appeared to leap off of the paper when she read the story.
Personification

47. Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly in the sand.
Alliteration

48. We looked across the endless ocean.
Hyperbole

49. That was really the icing on the cake.
Idiom

50. “Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.”
Irony

51. The old car clanked down the road.
Onomatopoeia