Figurative language 2

Onomatopoeia

The use of a word to make a sound.

Examples: oink, boom, pop, fizz, quack

Authors use onomatopoeias to make their writing more interesting!

Multiple Choice

An onomatopoeia is also known as what?

• An action word

• A descriptive word

• A sound word

• A statement

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.

The cars crashed into each other.

• crashed

• cars

• each

• other

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.  

• croak

• Mrs. Davis

• frogs

• pond

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.

I love the swish of the basketball net.

• basketball

• swish

• onomatopoeia

• net

Simile

Compares 2 things using the words "like" or "as"

Example: She is as tall as a giraffe.

Metaphors

Compares 2 things by saying something is something else.

Example: My father is a bear in the morning.

Multiple Choice

The computers at school are old dinosaurs.

• metaphor

• simile

Multiple Choice

He is as sly as a fox.

• simile

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

The snow is a white blanket.

• simile

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

He is as strong as an ox.

• simile

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

The class was a zoo.

• simile

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

He is a shining star.

• simile

• metaphor

Personification

Personification is when you assign the qualities of a person to something that isn't human or to something that isn't even alive. 

There are many reasons for using personification…

• It can be used as a way of describing something so that others can understand better.

• It can be used to emphasize a point and “dress-up” writing by making it more playful and fun.

Poll

That costly gift grew arms and legs and walked away because I can’t find it anyplace.

• grew arms and legs

• walked away

• I can'd find it anyplace

• That costly gift

Poll

The lights danced on the beautifully embellished house.

• lights danced

• beautifully

• embellished house

Poll

The wind whispered and the snow quietly fell to the ground.

• The wind whispered

• snow quietly fell

• to the ground

Multiple Choice

My computer growled at me when I hit the wrong button .

• computer

• growled

• button

Multiple Choice

Hot flames from the fire licked my hands as I put on another log.

• flames

• hands

• licked

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of alliteration?

• The two girls played loudly at the park.

• The glamorous girls gave autographs to the giddy guests.

A storm in a teacup

• Definition : a situation in which people are very angry or upset about something that is not important

• Example of Use : Amy said " Don't worry. It's just a storm in a teacup, everyone will have forgotten about it by tomorrow." to Joe.

Play with fire

• Definition : to do something that could cause you trouble later:

• Example of Use : You're playing with fire if you try to cheat on the test.

Multiple Choice

Match the idiom with its real like meaning.

'I have a heart of gold' means

• I am lazy.

• I went crazy.

• I am scared to do something.

• I am kind.

Multiple Choice

Match the idiom with its real like meaning.

'I opened a can of worms' means

• I went crazy.

• I am scared to do something.

• I want to ask you a question.

• I started some trouble.

Multiple Choice

Match the idiom with its real like meaning.

'I am a couch potato' means

• I went crazy.

• I am kind.

• I am lazy.

• I should focus.

Assonance

• Repetition of vowel sounds in consecutive or nearby words

• example

• They roam the lonesome roads, never to go home.

Multiple Select

WHAT ARE THE FIVE TYPES OF SENSORY LANGUAGE

• SIGHT, TOUCH, FEEL, SMELL, TASTE

• READING, WRITING, PLAYING, SLEEPING, EXCITED

Multiple Choice

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO VISUALIZE?

• TO ADD MORE DESCRIPTIVE WORDS TO YOUR STORY

• TO CREATE A PICTURE IN YOUR MIND

• TO HELP YOU READ BETTER

Multiple Choice

1.) Which sentence from the story contains descriptions that appeal most to the reader’s sense of touch?

• Amos stood on the head of one of the elephants yelling instructions.

• From the top of the cliff he watched Boris spout twice and disappear

• Hitting the water hurt.

• Amos rushed near Boris