Figurative Language Quiz

Name the listed sentences with the figurative language below: Hyperbole, Simile, Alliteration, Allusion, Idiom, Symbolism, Onomatopoeia, Metaphor, Understatement, Pun, Repetition, Personification, and Quotation.

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Sentence	Figurative Language Used
Watching the show was like watching grass grow.	Simile
Let the cat out of the bag.	Idiom
The sorry engine wheezed its death cough.	Personification
When your parents learn about your new plan to raise money, it's going to sink like the Titanic.	Allusion
A flying flock of pretty birds represents freedom, hope even	Symbolism
It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets	Hyperbole
Becky's beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.	Alliteration

Sentence	Figurative Language Used
Silence your cellphone so that it does not beep during the movie.	Onomatopoeia
I thought Santa was going to be late, but he arrived in the Nick of time	Pun
Lamarr said, "The case is far from over, and we will win."	Quotation
It is only a small scratch.	Understatement
War is the mother of all battles.	Metaphor
A horse is a horse, of course, of course, And no one can talk to a horse of course, That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed	Repetition