Miss Scholl 5th Grade Figurative Language

Front

What is personification?

Back

A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

Front

Give an example of personification.

Back

Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.

Front

What is an idiom?

Back

A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

Front

Give an example of an idiom.

Back

She got cold feet the night before her wedding.

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

Several words in a sentence that start with the same letter.

Front

Give an example of alliteration.

Back

Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

Give an example of a simile.

Back

He was as big as a tree.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

Give an example of a metaphor.

Back

Life is a rollercoaster.