“Cinderella’s dress sparkled like the stars.”

“The angry wind slashed through the trees.”

“The road was a ribbon of moonlight.”

Interactive Quiz created by Nancy Roberts Garrity at St. John Fisher School

NOTE: In order to play this game, it must be viewed in slide show (F5)

Figurative language is writing or speech not intended to be taken literally. Some commonly used figures of speech are simile, personification, and metaphor. You will see examples of these in this exercise.

A simile makes a direct comparison by using the word like or as. Some examples are: “I watched him falling like a stone” and “He ran like the wind.”

Personification gives human characteristics to non-human things. Some examples are: “The winds came whispering through the forest” and “The stars were dancing in the sky.”

A metaphor makes an indirect comparison without using like or as. Some examples are: “His heart was made of stone” and “The meadow was a carpet of wild flowers.”

Read the sentence on each slide. Then click on the button that identifies the type of literary technique.

Let the rain sing you a lullaby.

personification

simile

metaphor

Her eyes were sparkling stars.

personification

simile

metaphor

Time stood still.

personification

simile

metaphor

She is happy as a clam.

personification

simile

metaphor

“The earth coughed and choked in all the pollution.”

personification

simile

metaphor

The heavy rain fell like bricks.

personification

simile

metaphor

The cat’s eyes were jewels, gleaming out of the darkness.

personification

simile

metaphor

Her face drooped like a wilted tulip.

personification

simile

metaphor

personification

simile

metaphor

The clown was a light feather floating away.

The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.

personification

simile

metaphor

All the flowers in the garden were listening to me.

personification

simile

metaphor

He was as sick as a dog.

personification

simile

metaphor