1) 1. My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? a) hyperbole b) personification c) simile d) metaphor 2) The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? a) onomatopoeia b) metaphor c) personification d) simile 3) Mr. Z groaned as he got up from the floor. a) metaphor b) hyperbole c) onomatopoeia d) simile 4) He was a library of information about baseball. a) hyperbole b) metaphor c) silile  d) personification 5) the curtain was waving to everyone every time the wind blew through the open window. a) hyperbole b) onomatopoeia c) metaphor d) personification 6) The tree shook its branches agrily. a) personification b) metaphor c) hyperbole d) simile 7) Her head was so full of ideas that it was ready to burst wide open. a) personification b) alliteration c) metaphor d) hyperbole 8) The baby was like an octopus, grabbing for everything in sight. a) personification b) simile c) metaphor d) hyperbole 9) I got to the sale too late and they were sold out.  a) metaphor b) idiom c) alliteration d) personification 10) Leslie said that she was in the dark about what`s going on. a) metaphor b) personification c) idiom d) alliteration 11) Teddy tiger tried tying teepees together. a) onomatopoeia b) idiom c) alliteration d) hyperbole 12) I like pancakes so much I could eat a million of them. a) alliteration b) personification c) idiom d) hyperbole 13) Silly sally sang a silly summer song. a) alliteration b) onomatopoeia c) personification d) metaphor 14) i was so hungry that i even ate the plate.  a) personification b) hyperbole c) metaphor d) idiom 15) "Smash", when the cup fell off the table. a) personification b) metaphor c) onomatopoeia d) hyperbole 16) Drip, drop, drip, drop, when the rain drops falling on the roof of the house. a) alliteration b) metaphor c) personification d) onomatopoeia 17) That movie took my breath away. a) metaphor b) hyperbole c) idiom d) simile 18) if I fail the test, my goose is cooked. a) personification b) metaphor c) idiom d) alliteration 19) Bugs, Bunny bouncing by the ball. a) personification b) alliteration c) onomatopoeia d) idiom 20) Standing in front of a tornado is as risky as jumping off a cliff. a) metaphor b) alliteration c) idiom d) simile

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