Figurative Language Review

Front

What does personification mean?

Back

When you give human traits to things that are not human

Front

What does it mean when someone says:
"The camera loves me!"

Back

I always look good in photos.

Front

What do you call it when you compare two things that are not alike, but you do not use 'like' or 'as'?

Back

metaphor

Front

"The raindrops danced on the tabletop." What kind of figurative language is this?

Back

personification

Front

"I am so hungry, I could eat a horse." What kind of figurative language is this sentence using?

Back

hyperbole

Front

Jeremy clammed up when he thought other kids would make fun of his ideas. What does the phrase "clammed up" mean?

Back

Jeremy did not share his ideas.

Front

Look at the picture. The word "BOING!" sounds like the noise the spring makes. What kind of figurative language is this?

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

I can smell pizza from really far away. What kind of figurative language is this?

Back

hyperbole

Front

"Shawn would move mountains for Angela." What does this sentence mean?

Back

Shawn would do anything to help Angela.

Front

Which word means comparing two different things using "like" or "as"?

Back

simile