1) Joey’s tears flowed like a waterfall. a) Simile b) Metaphor c) Onomatopoeia d) Allusion e) Imagery f) Personification 2) Back in the day, my dad was a wild tiger. a) Simile b) Metaphor c) Onomatopoeia d) Allusion e) Imagery f) Personification 3) The night was black as ever, but bright stars lit up the sky in beautiful and varied constellations which were sprinkled across the astronomical landscape. a) Simile b) Metaphor c) Onomatopoeia d) Allusion e) Imagery f) Personification 4) It took me a million years to finish that essay! a) Hyperbole b) Metaphor c) Onomatopoeia d) Allusion e) Imagery f) Simile 5) The tired old car coughed and wheezed and crawled down the street. a) Hyperbole b) Metaphor c) Onomatopoeia d) Allusion e) Personification f) Simile 6) Rain pitter-patters, drip-drops, and rat-a-tats on the tin roof. Creeks babble and churn. Lakes ripple. Rivers rush. Oceans crash, roar, and thunder against the shore. a) Hyperbole b) Metaphor c) Onomatopoeia d) Allusion e) Personification f) Simile 7) Act naturally. a) Hyperbole b) Metaphor c) Onomatopoeia d) Oxymoron e) Personification f) Simile 8) White stands for life and purity. Bears might represent courage and strength. a) Hyperbole b) Allusion c) Onomatopoeia d) Symbolism e) Personification f) Simile 9) Chocolate is his Kryptonite. In the this example, the word “kryptonite” alludes to, or hints at, the hero Superman and his one weakness. a) Hyperbole b) Allusion c) Onomatopoeia d) Symbolism e) Personification f) Simile 10) In Disney’s Aladdin, Aladdin wishes for riches and power so that he can earn the right to marry Princess Jasmine. Thanks to the genie’s magic, he gets all the wealth he could ask for and parades through the streets as a prince. a) Hyperbole b) Irony c) Onomatopoeia d) Symbolism e) Personification f) Allusion

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