Figurative Language Review (SOL)

“Have you ever heard someone say, ‘I literally died laughing”?  This is actually figurative language. If something is literal that means it really happened.

​Figurative Language

Success Criteria

“Today we are going to talk about figurative language.

Learning Intention

Figurative Language

​You will know that you are successful when you have been able to identify the types of figurative language and interpret what it means.”

“Figurative language is language that is creative. Figurative language is used to explain or describe things, people, places, and events in a creative way.”

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​Figurative Language

 Figurative language is a language that is not meant to be taken literally. It is language that may compare two unlike objects, give human qualities to inanimate objects, or over-exaggerate the true meaning of a word or phrase.

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​Figurative Language

Multiple Choice

"Life is a journey" is an example of what?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Multiple Choice

I nearly died laughing is an example of what?

• Metaphor

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia.

• She was white as a ghost

• Buzz

• Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Peppers

• Break a leg

Multiple Choice

Talking animals is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of this personification?

"The camera loves me!"

• Photography is one of my hobbies.

• I own an expensive camera.

• Photos of me are always really good.

• I like to visit art museums.

Multiple Choice

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

What is the meaning of the metaphor highlighted green? 

• The car is very old.

• The car was truly made in prehistoric times.

• The car is very new.

• The car makes rude noises.

Multiple Choice

Which word in the sentence below is an example of onomatopoeic?

Saya was doing the dishes and the clanging pots awoke the baby.

• pots

• clanging

• dishes

• awoke

Multiple Choice

The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days.

What does this metaphor mean?

• The baby girl's smile made other people happy.

• When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise.

• The baby never smiled.

• The baby girl's smile made the moon come ou.t

Multiple Choice

Did I really win the lottery, or are you just pulling my leg?

Use context clues and choose the best meaning for each underlined idiom.

• Telling me the truth

• Making me laugh

• Tricking me

• Doing me a favor

Multiple Choice

Elizabeth said it was no big deal to forgive her sister for their fight last week. "It's water under the bridge," she assured her.

• Something no one wants to talk about

• More important than anything else

• A huge problem that must be solved

• Something past that no longer matters

Today, we have reviewed figurative language. You know that you are successful because you have been able to identify types of figurative language and their meanings when asked. Take some time in your reading, speaking, and writing to identify figurative language and their meanings.

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​Figurative Language