Thanksgiving Figurative Language - Determine what type.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief.'

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. For 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 given to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. For example, 'It's raining cats and dogs' means it's raining heavily.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents. For example, 'buzz', 'hiss', or 'bang'.

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Identify the figurative language: 'I was worried as a turkey on Thanksgiving before my test.'

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This is a simile because it compares worry to a turkey using 'as'.

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Identify the figurative language: 'I ate like a pig on Thanksgiving Day.'

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This is a simile because it compares eating to a pig using 'like'.

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Identify the figurative language: 'My mom told me a million times not to chew with my mouth open.'

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This is hyperbole because it exaggerates the number of times the mom has said it.

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Identify the figurative language: 'Grandpa said he was so hungry he could eat a thousand turkeys.'

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This is hyperbole because it exaggerates the amount of food he could eat.