Examples of figurative language
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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My hamburger was the size of a frisbee. | Hyperbole
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Splash! The boy jumped into the water. | Onomatopoeia
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Whisper words of wisdom. | Alliteration
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The burning leaves were dancing in the fire. | Personification
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At dinner, he ate like a horse. | Simile
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You are my sunshine. | Metaphor
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Drip, drip went the water as it hit the tin roof. | Onomatopoeia
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The clouds look like fluffy marshmallows. | Simile
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The slimy salamander slid sideways across the rocks. | Alliteration
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He ran faster than a cheetah. | Hyperbole
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The eyes in the picture followed me around the room. | Personification
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She has a heart of stone. | Metaphor
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I'll eat my hat | Idiom
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It's raining buckets | Idiom
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