Onomatopoeia, Personification, Alliteration and Hyperbole

Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole, Personification

Figurative Language

Review: Figurative Language

Figurative language is when you use a word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning. Writers can use figurative language to make their work more interesting or more dramatic than literal language which simply states facts.

Personification

Onomatopoeia

Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

To give something nonhuman human characteristics is called

• simile

• hyperbole
• personification
• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:

• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• personification
• metaphor

Multiple Choice

An onomatopoeia is also known as what?

• An action word
• A descriptive word
• A sound word
• A statement

Multiple Choice

Give an example of personification.

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse
• The sun is like a light bulb
• The Sun smiled at us
• I want to be awesome

Poll

The pencil danced across the paper is a/an -

• personification

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Poll

It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets is a/an -

• personification

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Poll

My brother can burp the alphabet is a/an -

• personification

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Poll

Karen's kite keeps flying crooked is a/an -

• personification

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

I told you a million times to clean your room.

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

Gaby gulped down the Pepsi.

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

I had to hurry home to help cook the ham dinner for Harry's homecoming.

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

Sally sold seashells by the seashore.

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

The sheep said, "Baa!"

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

Lightning danced across the sky during a thunderstorm.

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

Willy the whale wore his watch into the water after getting a sandwich at Wawa.

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

The dishes crashed to the floor.

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

The tree branches waved as the wind blew gently.

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Open Ended

Write your own metaphor.

Open Ended

Write your own personification sentence.