Figurative Language Game

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Figurative Language Game

• Can you discover the missing picture by answering
  questions about figurative language?

Click here to read the directions.
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Game Directions

1. Read each clue and click the type of figurative
   language that matches it.
2. If you are right, small squares will disappear
   from the picture on the right. Try to guess the
   picture with each clue.
3. If you are wrong, try again.
4. When you get to the end, enjoy your celebration.

Click the magnifying glass to start the game!
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pretty as a picture
happy as a clam
You are a bear in the morning.
START ?
metaphor
simile
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
Sally sells sea shells.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
FINISH!
alliteration
Answer the questions correctly to reveal the
surprise picture!
onomatopoeia
The sun sang in the sky.
The paper screamed.
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
ugly as an ogre
BANG!
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
simile
Im hungry I could eat a horse.
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
Red roses rock.
hyperbole
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
4
pretty as a picture
happy as a clam
You are a bear in the morning.
START ?
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
Sally sells sea shells.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
FINISH!
alliteration
Answer the questions correctly to reveal the
surprise picture!
onomatopoeia
The sun sang in the sky.
The paper screamed.
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
ugly as an ogre
BANG!
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
simile
Im hungry I could eat a horse.
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
Red roses rock.
hyperbole
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
5
pretty as a picture
happy as a clam
You are a bear in the morning.
START ?
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
Sally sells sea shells.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
FINISH!
alliteration
Answer the questions correctly to reveal the
surprise picture!
onomatopoeia
The sun sang in the sky.
The paper screamed.
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
ugly as an ogre
BANG!
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
simile
Im hungry I could eat a horse.
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
Red roses rock.
hyperbole
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
6
pretty as a picture
happy as a clam
You are a bear in the morning.
START ?
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
The camera spoke to him
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
FINISH!
personification
Answer the questions correctly to reveal the
surprise picture!
hyperbole
The sun sang in the sky.
The paper screamed.
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
ugly as an ogre
BANG!
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
simile
Im hungry I could eat a horse.
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
Red roses rock.
hyperbole
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
7
pretty as a picture
happy as a clam
You are a bear in the morning.
START ?
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
Sally sells sea shells.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
FINISH!
alliteration
Answer the questions correctly to reveal the
surprise picture!
onomatopoeia
The sun sang in the sky.
The paper screamed.
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
ugly as an ogre
BANG!
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
simile
Im hungry I could eat a horse.
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
Red roses rock.
hyperbole
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
8
pretty as a picture
happy as a clam
You are a bear in the morning.
START ?
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
Sally sells sea shells.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
FINISH!
alliteration
Answer the questions correctly to reveal the
surprise picture!
onomatopoeia
The sun sang in the sky.
The paper screamed.
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
ugly as an ogre
Taller than a building
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
Im hungry I could eat a horse.
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
Red roses rock.
hyperbole
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
9
pretty as a picture
happy as a clam
You are a bear in the morning.
START ?
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
Sally sells sea shells.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
FINISH!
alliteration
Answer the questions correctly to reveal the
surprise picture!
onomatopoeia
The sun sang in the sky.
The paper screamed.
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
ugly as an ogre
BANG!
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
simile
Im hungry I could eat a horse.
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
Red roses rock.
hyperbole
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
10
pretty as a picture
happy as a clam
You are a bear in the morning.
START ?
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
Sally sells sea shells.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
FINISH!
alliteration
Answer the questions correctly to reveal the
surprise picture!
onomatopoeia
The sun sang in the sky.
The paper screamed.
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
ugly as an ogre
BANG!
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
simile
Im hungry I could eat a horse.
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
Do words buy votes?
hyperbole
personification
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
11
pretty as a picture
happy as a clam
You are a bear in the morning.
START ?
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
Sally sells sea shells.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
FINISH!
alliteration
Answer the questions correctly to reveal the
surprise picture!
onomatopoeia
The sun sang in the sky.
The paper screamed.
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
ugly as an ogre
BANG!
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
simile
Im hungry I could eat a horse.
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
Red roses rock.
hyperbole
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
12
pretty as a picture
happy as a clam
You are a bear in the morning.
START ?
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
Sally sells sea shells.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
FINISH!
alliteration
Answer the questions correctly to reveal the
surprise picture!
onomatopoeia
The sun sang in the sky.
The paper screamed.
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
ugly as an ogre
BANG!
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
simile
Im hungry I could eat a horse.
The dog is a princess.
She is a flower.
Red roses rock.
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
hyperbole
metaphor
metaphor
metaphor
personification
13
pretty as a picture
happy as a clam
You are a bear in the morning.
START ?
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
Sally sells sea shells.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
FINISH!
alliteration
Answer the questions correctly to reveal the
surprise picture!
onomatopoeia
The sun sang in the sky.
The paper screamed.
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
ugly as an ogre
BANG!
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
simile
Im hungry I could eat a horse.
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
Red roses rock.
hyperbole
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
14
pretty as a picture
happy as a clam
You are a bear in the morning.
START ?
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
Sally sells sea shells.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
FINISH!
alliteration
Answer the questions correctly to reveal the
surprise picture!
onomatopoeia
The sun sang in the sky.
The paper screamed.
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
ugly as an ogre
BANG!
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
simile
Im hungry I could eat a horse.
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
Red roses rock.
hyperbole
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
15
pretty as a picture
happy as a clam
You are a bear in the morning.
START ?
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
simile
metaphor
Sally sells sea shells.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
FINISH!
alliteration
You have found my dog Chloe! Click the finish
button for a surprise!
onomatopoeia
The sun sang in the sky.
The paper screamed.
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
ugly as an ogre
BANG!
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
simile
Im hungry I could eat a horse.
The dog is a princess.
Buzz
Red roses rock.
hyperbole
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
16
YOU WIN!!!!!!
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WRONG!!!!
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