Figurative Language

Figurative Language

Simile

• comparing 2 things using "like" or "as"

• The textbooks were as light as a feather

Metaphor

• Comparision between 2 unlike things

• Does not use "like" or "as"

• Laughter is the best medicine

Personification

• An idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human

• My alarm yelled at me this morning

Onomatopoeia

• A word that imitates the natural sounds of a thing. It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described.

• Boom! Pow!

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of simile?

• The buzzing bee flew away.

• My boss always reminds me that time is money!

• Her smile is as bright as the sun.

• My phone is not cooperating with me today.

Fill in the Blanks

Turn this metaphor into a smile.

Our family is a patchwork quilt.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of personification?

• The wind from the storm flattened the town.

• He is buried in a sea of homework.

• Her eyes teeth like diamonds.

• Love is like war, easy to begin but very hard to stop.

Oxymoron

• Pairing two words together that are opposing and/or contradictory

• Only choice.

• Silent Scream.

Hyperbole

• A boldly overstated or exaggerated claim or statement that adds emphasis without the intention of being literally true.

• Those shoes look like they cost a million dollars.

Allusion

• A reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar.

• His smile is like kryptonite to me. (Superman’s weakness)

Imagery

• The use of figurative language to evoke a sensory experience or create a picture with words for a reader.

• The houses look like frosted cakes in winter.

Multiple Choice

Identity which 2 kinds of figurative language is being used:

My head is pounding like a drum.

• Simile and Personification

• Simile and Imagery

• Metaphor and Imagery

• Metaphor and Onomatopeia

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of allusion?

• My computer works very hard.

• I’m so tired that I could sleep for a week.

• Is there an Einstein in your physics class?

• The autumn leaves are a blanket on the ground.

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT an example of an oxymoron?

• My sister and I had a friendly fight over the TV.

• Jen thinks of her room as an organized mess.

• It is considered a false truth that a broken mirror means bad luck.

• That dog is the cutest thing alive.

Symbolism

• Use of symbols in a literary work. A symbol is something that stands for or suggests something else; it represents something beyond literal meaning.

• rainbow–symbolizes hope and promise

• red rose–symbolizes love and romance

Alliteration

• Reflects repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds.

• Consonant= all letters that are not vowels (Vowels= A, E, I, O, U)

• There was a big, brown bear spotted on Mt. Tom

Multiple Choice

In the following lyrics from the 21 Pilot's song "Stressed Out," what is the meaning of the symbolism of a mother singing to her child?

Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days

When our momma sang us to sleep but now we’re stressed out

Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days

When our momma sang us to sleep but now we’re stressed out

• The singing of the mother is a symbol of childhood and innocence before things got hard.

• The singing mother is a symbol of the singer's love for music.

• The singing mother is a symbol for a painful mother-child relationship

Multiple Choice

In the following lyrics from David Guetta's "Titanium" what is the meaning of the symbol of "titanium?"

I’m bulletproof nothing to lose

Fire away, fire away

Ricochet, you take your aim

Fire away, fire away

You shoot me down but I won’t fall, I am titanium

You shoot me down but I won’t fall

I am titanium, I am titanium, I am titanium, I am titanium

• Titanium is a symbol for feeling upset about what others think

• Titanium is a symbol for strength and toughness

• Titanium is a symbol for fighting back against people who hurt you.