Figurative Language

Front

What is figurative language?

Back

Figurative language is a way of using words to create a special meaning or effect, often by comparing things or describing them in a creative way.

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is a type of figurative language where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

Front

Give an example of personification.

Back

The wind whispered through the trees.

Front

What does the phrase 'It's raining cats and dogs' mean?

Back

It means that it is raining very heavily.

Front

What is a simile?

Back

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

Front

Give an example of a simile.

Back

Her smile was as bright as the sun.

Front

What does the simile 'The road was as flat as a pancake' mean?

Back

It means that the road was very flat.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

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

Front

Give an example of a metaphor.

Back

Time is a thief.

Front

What does the metaphor 'Todd is a walking dictionary' mean?

Back

It means that Todd knows the meaning of many words.