Figurative Language

​What is Figurative Language?

​Figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal meaning. When a writer uses literal language, he or she is simply stating the facts as they are.

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Why do people use figurative language?

• To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
• To be grammatically correct.
• To structure their writing into paragraphs.
• Because Beyonce uses it in her songs. 

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When you give human-like qualities to something that is not human

• alliteration

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• alliteration

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• idiom

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A comparison using like or as

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

• idiom

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an expression that is not meant to be taken literally

• idiom

• allusion

• alliteration

• metaphor

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Words that resemble the sound they describe

• hyperbole

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

• personification

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a comparison of two things without using like or as

• alliteration

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• idiom

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a figure of speech that refers to a person, place, thing, or event

• alliteration

• allusion

• red herring

• personification

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An overstatement or exaggeration. It is used to show emphasis and can often be found within a simile or metaphor  

• tone 
• hyperbole 
• alliteration 
• rhyme 

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Which is an idiom?

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A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Alliteration

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Careless cars cutting corners cause confusion

is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

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Which is an allusion?

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Her face is as red as Dorthy's slippers.

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

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Which is personification?

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Which is a hyperbole?

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"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."

What is being personified?

• The walls

• The scream

• The room

• The orange

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"My teeth chattered as the temperature dropped." What senses being used in this sentence?

• hear

• hear and touch

• see and smell

• taste

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What types of imagery/sensory comes to mind when you look at this photograph?

• Touch and taste

• Sight and sound

• Sight and smell

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It really burned me up when you yelled at me

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

• idiom

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The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

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Charming children chat in the corner

• idiom

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

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What type of figurative language is shown?
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.

• metaphor
• oxymoron
• simile
• hyperbole

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What type of figurative language is shown?
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.

• personification
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• metaphor

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What type of figurative language is shown?
The thunder boomed in the storm.

• oxymoron
• personification
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia

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The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...

• Metaphor 
• Simile 
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia 

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The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.

• The car is very old.
• The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
• The car is very new.

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What is the common allusion for Goofy?

• to be a coward

• to be silly

• to be sinful

• all of the above

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Allusion or Not an Allusion?

• Not an allsion

• Allusion

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After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of bending over backwards to entertain her nieces.

• a. Cassie was doing very little to entertain her nieces.

• b. Cassie was making small efforts to entertain her nieces.

• c. Cassie was trying very hard to entertain her nieces.

• d. Cassie was not trying at all to entertain her nieces.

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Over the summer Brian was really excited about being placed in the advanced math class, but after getting his syllabus on the first day and seeing the workload, he was ready to jump ship.

• a. Brian was even more excited about the math class than he was over the summer.

• b. Brian wanted to start working on his math assignments right away.

• c. Brian did not want to be in the advance math class anymore.

• d. Brian wanted to cause some trouble in the advanced math class.

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Which of these sentences contains personification?

• The water in the ocean was extremely warm.

• The warm ocean waters embraced me.

• The water was warm from the sun's heat.