Figurative Language

figurative language

Personification

Watch out for examples

Multiple Choice

Choose the personification example.

• The tree caught the kite.

• The kite got stuck in the tree.

Open Ended

How does the use of personification enhance a piece of literature?

Idiom

Watch out for examples

Multiple Choice

Choose the idiom example

• Letting the cat out of the bag

• Telling a secret

Open Ended

Explain why you selected your answer to the previous question. What makes it an idiom?

simile

Multiple Choice

Chose the metaphor.

• The man is like a lion.

• The man is a lion.

Multiple Choice

Choose the simile

• The man is a lion.

• The man is like a lion.

Open Ended

How do you determine the qualities of a metaphor?

Open Ended

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor? Why are the differences so important?

Open Ended

Why would a writer use a simile or a metaphor?

Poll

Which type of figurative language do you feel that you have mastered?

• Personification

• Idiom

• Simile

• Metaphor

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