Exploring Figurative Language Techniques 2 2

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Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The stars danced in the sky.
• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
• Life is like a box of chocolates.
• The wind whispered.

Back

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Front

Which type of figurative language is used in the phrase "The wind whispered"?

Back

Personification

Front

What is the main purpose of using figurative language in poetry and song lyrics?

Back

To create vivid images and deeper meaning

Front

Which of the following is a metaphor? The leaves danced in the wind., Life is a roller coaster., She sings like a bird., Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

Back

Life is a roller coaster.

Front

Allusion

Back

A reference to a well-known story, event, or cultural element

Front

Identify the figurative language in the sentence: "Her smile was as bright as the sun."

Back

Simile

Front

Which line contains personification?

• The classroom was a zoo.
• The thunder roared angrily.
• He ran as fast as a cheetah.
• She sells seashells by the seashore.

Back

The thunder roared angrily.

Front

Choose the sentence that uses alliteration: The moonlight danced on the water., The big brown bear boldly bounded by., The car was as fast as lightning., The clouds cried.

Back

The big brown bear boldly bounded by.

Front

Which of the following is an example of an allusion? He was a real Romeo with the ladies., The leaves whispered in the wind., She is as busy as a bee., The sun smiled down on us.

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He was a real Romeo with the ladies.