Skinny Tomboy Fig. Language Part 2

Skinny Tomboy Fig. Language Part 2

Figurative language is language that is used imaginatively rather than literally. It often involves a comparison that allows readers to see things in a new way. Here are three types of figurative language: 

• A simile

• a comparison of two seemingly unlike things using the words like, as, or as if.

  
  

• Example: The baby’s hair was like corn silk.

• A metaphor

• a comparison of two seemingly unlike things by describing one thing as if it were the other.

  
  

• Example: Myra’s brain is a computer.

  
  

• Personification

• gives human characteristics to a nonhuman subject.

  
  

• Example: The wind whispered to us.

Multiple Choice

A. DIRECTIONS: Read each of the following lines from “I Was a Skinny Tomboy Kid.” Then, on the line, write the type of figurative language used (simile, metaphor, or personification).

1. _______________ I grew like a thin, stubborn weed

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentences. Then, on the line, identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence. Write S if the sentence contains a simile, M if it contains a metaphor, or P if it contains personification.

1. ____ The old tractor complained when started.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentences. Then, on the line, identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence. Write S if the sentence contains a simile, M if it contains a metaphor, or P if it contains personification.

2. ____ Keisha’s painting was like a breath of fresh air.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentences. Then, on the line, identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence. Write S if the sentence contains a simile, M if it contains a metaphor, or P if it contains personification.

3. ____ Deshawn’s new job is a rollercoaster.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentences. Then, on the line, identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence. Write S if the sentence contains a simile, M if it contains a metaphor, or P if it contains personification.

4. ____ The flowers danced in the breeze.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentences. Then, on the line, identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence. Write S if the sentence contains a simile, M if it contains a metaphor, or P if it contains personification.

5. ____ In the sunlight, the snow crystals sparkled like diamonds.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification