How it works. Writers use figurative language to paint pictures with words. Name the type, or tell what an expression really means. 16 questions per round, instant feedback.
Simile: compares using like or as ("brave as a lion").
Metaphor: says one thing is another ("time is money").
Personification: gives human actions to things ("the wind sang").
Hyperbole: a big exaggeration ("I'm starving").
Idiom: a saying that means something different from the words ("break a leg").