Identifying Figurative Language

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What is Hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect. Example: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is Personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is a Metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is Simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as.' Example: 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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What is Refrain?

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A refrain is a repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song, often used to emphasize a theme or idea.

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Identify the figurative language: 'This homework assignment is going to take me a million years to finish.'

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Hyperbole

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Identify the figurative language: 'Can you see that star is winking at you?'

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Personification

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Identify the figurative language: 'That song is the worst thing I've ever heard.'

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Hyperbole

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Identify the figurative language: 'The snow is a white blanket.'

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Metaphor

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Identify the figurative language: 'That is the cutest cat in the entire world.'

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Hyperbole