Figurative Language

Figurative Language

Similes, Metaphors, Hyperboles, and Personification

Figurative Language

any word or phrase that does not use its literal meaning

Literal or Nonliteral Meanings

• Literal Meaning: the exact definition of a word

• Nonliteral Meaning: the exaggerated definition of a word

Literal or Nonliteral Meaning

Answer whether the following statements have a literal or nonliteral meaning.

Multiple Choice

The iReady lesson took forever to finish.

• Literal

• Nonliteral

Multiple Choice

The iReady lesson took 32 minutes to finish.

• Literal

• Nonliteral

Multiple Choice

I am hungry for a piece of pizza.

• Literal

• Nonliteral

Multiple Choice

I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

• Literal

• Nonliteral

Multiple Choice

My backpack weighs a ton.

• Literal

• Nonliteral

Multiple Choice

My backpack has two textbooks and a laptop in it.

• Literal

• Nonliteral

Simile

figurative language that compares two different things using "like" or "as"

Examples of Similes

• You were as brave as a lion.

• They fought like cats and dogs.

• He is as strong as an ox.

Metaphor

figurative language that compares two different things without the words "like" or "as"

Examples of Metaphors

• The snow is a white blanket.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• My teacher is a dragon.

Hyperbole

exaggeration or overstatement, not meant to be taken literally

Examples of Hyperbole

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

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

• His new car cost a bazillion dollars.

Personification

giving human qualities or traits to nonhumans

Examples of Personification

• Lightning danced across the sky.M

• My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.

• Mr. Keime heard the last piece of pie calling his name.

Multiple Choice

Their new car cost a bazillion dollars.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Multiple Choice

Last night, I slept like a log.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Multiple Choice

She's got tons of money.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Multiple Choice

He is as cool as a cucumber.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Multiple Choice

Life is a rollercoaster.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Multiple Choice

The moon smiled at the stars in the sky.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Multiple Choice

Your brain is a computer.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Multiple Choice

Don't just sit there like a bump on a log.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Multiple Choice

The wildfire ran through the forest at an amazing speed.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Multiple Choice

Their home was a prison.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Multiple Choice

My flowers were begging for water.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Multiple Choice

I have a million things to do today.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Multiple Choice

Time flies when you're learning about figurative language.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

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