Figurative language

Question 1

A comparison using like or as.

Answer 1

Simile

Question 2

Giving human traits or characteristics to nonhuman things.

Answer 2

Personification

Question 3

A comparison that does not use like or as.

Answer 3

Metaphor

Question 4

Extreme exaggerations.

Answer 4

Hyperbole

Question 5

Using sensory words to create vivid descriptions.

Answer 5

Imagery

Question 6

A comparison using common relationships between two or more words.

Answer 6

Analogy

Question 7

Tom felt like a stuffed pig after he left the restaurant.

Answer 7

Simile

Question 8

Tom was a ravenous beast at the restaurant.

Answer 8

Metaphor

Question 9

The tangle of weeds clawed at me when I tried to get through the woods.

Answer 9

Personification

Question 10

Timid : shy :: sneaky : sly

Answer 10

Analogy

Question 11

Optimistic : pessimistic :: carefree : worry

Answer 11

Analogy

Question 12

The trees danced with the breeze.

Answer 12

Personification.

Question 13

The room’s odor was pungent; the stench of death was too much to handle.

Answer 13

Imagery

Question 14

Megan’s room is a pig sty.

Answer 14

Metaphor

Question 15

Mike was as irritating as a dog barking all night.

Answer 15

Simile

Question 16

Gina must have told me that story at least five hundred times since I’ve known her.

Answer 16

Hyperbole

Question 17

The players on their basketball team must be at least eight feet tall.

Answer 17

Hyperbole

Question 18

Our dinner at the Mexican restaurant was tangy, spicy, and delicious.

Answer 18

Imagery