Figuring Out Figurative Language!

Question 1

My brother is boiling mad.

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Idiom

Question 2

Mrs. Arndt is older than dirt!

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Hyberbole

Question 3

The computer in the classroom is a dinosaur.

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Metaphor

Question 4

This headache is killing me.

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Hyperbole

Question 5

Last night, I slept like a log.

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Simile

Question 6

Today, Mr. Loeschmann gave us a million problems for homework.

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Hyperbole

Question 7

Laughter is the music of the soul.

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Metaphor

Question 8

The door protested as it opened slowly.

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Personification

Question 9

"Okay team," the general said, "we're really going to have to pull out all the stops to win."

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Idiom

Question 10

My backpack weighs a ton.

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Hyperbole

Question 11

Please don’t just sit there like a bump on a log.

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Simile

Question 12

The science assessment was a piece of cake.

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Idiom

Question 13

Last winter was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets.

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Hyperbole

Question 14

I will die of embarrassment if Mrs. Shimel calls on me in class!

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Hyperbole

Question 15

The moon winked at me through the clouds above.

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Personification

Question 16

The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.

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Personification

Question 17

Life is a roller coaster.

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Metaphor

Question 18

His voice is music to her ears.

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Metaphor

Question 19

The fire swallowed the entire forest.

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Personification

Question 20

My friend saw the troubled look on my face and said, "A penny for your thoughts."

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Idiom

Question 21

Raquel and Arthur felt like a million dollars when they won the spelling bee.

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Idiom

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