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Identify The Type Of Figurative Language Used In Each Statement. Figurative Language Review CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.5 – Demonstrate Understanding Of Figurative Language, Word Relationships, And Nuances In Word Meanings. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

There was a tremendously loud CRASH outside my window on the street.
a) simile
b) hyperbole
c) onomatopoeia
d) personification

I felt like my sister was a million miles away when she left for college.
a) hyperbole
b) oxymoron
c) simile
d) metaphor

The girl looked as cozy as a soft kitten when she fell asleep on her blanket.
a) personification
b) allegory
c) metaphor
d) simile

The sun was a glowing ball of fire in the sky.
a) metaphor
b) personification
c) hyperbole
d) oxymoron

She was down in the dumps when her friend moved away.
a) alliteration
b) metaphor
c) idiom
d) imagery

Betsy baked better bread with bananas, blueberries, and butter.
a) onomatopoeia
b) alliteration
c) simile
d) idiom

The bugs went SPLAT on the windshield when we were driving to the campsite.
a) personification
b) allegory
c) metaphor
d) onomatopoeia

The warm smile of the sun made me happy that summer was finally here.
a) personification
b) theme
c) simile
d) hyperbole

I had thousands of chores to do before the day was over.
a) alliteration
b) hyperbole
c) metaphor
d) idiom

She was treated like a queen on her birthday.
a) hyperbole
b) alliteration
c) personification
d) simile

Her mother was a teddy bear and everyone loved her.
a) hyperbole
b) oxymoron
c) alliteration
d) metaphor

The boys were just hanging around the basketball court before going home.
a) idiom
b) simile
c) personification
d) onomatopoeia

Toad took Tommy Turtle to tell Tabitha two tall tales Tuesday.
a) imagery
b) simile
c) hyperbole
d) alliteration

The cereal went SNAP, CRACKLE, POP when he poured in the milk at breakfast.
a) imagery
b) onomatopoeia
c) personification
d) alliteration

The leaves whistled in the rain.
a) onomatopoeia
b) alliteration
c) simile
d) personification

She was so hungry she could eat a horse.
a) hyperbole
b) oxymoron
c) idiom
d) alliteration

Her face turned red as a beet when she tripped on her way to the stage.
a) simile
b) personification
c) imagery
d) allegory

The moon was a bright ball of smoke in the night sky.
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) hyperbole
d) personification

The rest of the test was smooth sailing since she knew every single answer.
a) hyperbole
b) onomatopoeia
c) alliteration
d) idiom

Linda liked laughing and licking lollipops.
a) oxymoron
b) simile
c) hyperbole
d) alliteration

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