Figurative Language

Figurative Language

Wala: Figurative language

L.o: Revise figurative language we have learnt.

What is figurative language?

Any responses!

Figurative language is a way of using words to compare something to something else – beyond the literal meaning.

Figurative language is used for emphasis and impact.

examples are:

1. I've told you a million times to clean your room!

2.She ran as fast as lightning.

Types of figurative language

Now answer the following questions

Read and understand before answer.

Multiple Choice

Only the moon watched as the girl ran away from home in the middle of the night.

• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

The librarian is a beast if you mess up her books.

• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification

Multiple Choice

Little Larry likes licking the sticky lollipop.

• Alliteration

• Assonance

Multiple Choice

The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

• Alliteration

• Assonance

Multiple Choice

Come and clean the chaos in your closet.

• Alliteration

• Assonance

Multiple Choice

Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese.

• Alliteration

• Assonance

Multiple Choice

His belly shook like a bowl full of jelly.

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

Before he was allowed to go to the movies, he had to wash a million dishes by hand

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Simile

Multiple Choice

The corridor was as dark as night.

• metaphor

• similes

• personification

• assonance

Multiple Choice

The corridor was as dark as night.

• metaphor

• similes

• personification

• assonance

Multiple Choice

The moon was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor.

• similes

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

The trees whispered in his ears.

• Alliteration

• hyperbole

• personification

• similes

Multiple Choice

The door bang! loud across the hallway.

• assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• similes

Multiple Choice

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

• Alliteration

• similes

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

Lightning danced across the sky.

• similes

• personification

• alliteration

• assonance

Multiple Choice

The sheep went, “Baa.

• similes

• assonance

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

He is a shining star.

• metaphor

• similes

• assonance

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

They fought like cats and dogs

• onomatopoeia

• assonance

• similes

• metaphor