Figurative Language

Figurative Language

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.
• His room looked as if a hurricane came  through.
• A hurricane! AHHH!
• The hurricane screamed through the town. 

Multiple Choice

Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?

• Boom!
• No!
• Yes!
• Go!

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of hyperbole?

• When a group of of words all start with the same sound.
• When words sound like what they mean.
• An extreme exaggeration 
• A comparison 

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What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.
• She talks really loudly.
• She gets really angry. 
• She spits when she talks. 

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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. 

Multiple Choice

I played Fortnite until my fingers fell off!

• Idiom

• Oxymoron

• Simile

• Hyperbole

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He slept like a log.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

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It's raining cats and dogs.

• Oxymoron

• Personification

• Idiom

• Simile

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Silly sally sold sea shells by the sea shore.

• Methaphor

• Idiom

• Personification

• Alliteration

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My class is a circus!

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Onomatopoeia

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My keys grew legs and ran away!

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Idiom

• Metaphor

Personification

• Personification gives human characteristics to non-human things.

• Ex. The tea kettle whistled impatiently.

• Ex. The moon peaked above the trees, shyly.

Hyperbole

• Hyperboles are when we use extreme exaggeration in our speech. We use these often!

• Ex. "I have waited in this line all day."

• Ex. "My backpack weighs a ton!"

Idioms

• Phrases that mean something different from what they say.

• Ex. Don't cry over spilled milk. (This means not to be upset over something that has already happened)

• Ex. I'm throwing in the towel! (this means I am DONE!)

Simile

• Similes compare two things using "like" or "as."

• Ex. He was as cool as a cucumber.

• Ex. Her smile shines like the sun.

Metaphor

• Metaphors compare two things WITHOUT using like or as.

• Ex. She is an angel!

• Ex. You are my rock.

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

The moon danced gently on the water.

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

She is as lazy as Eeyore.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• idiom

Multiple Choice

Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

If you keep crying wolf, you may not get help when you actually need it.

• idiom

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

Multiple Choice

Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

"Your heart's a dead tomato splotched with moldy purple spots, Mr. Grinch."

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

"Ugh, 3 o'clock is NEVER going to get here!"

• idiom

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

I am about to freeze to death in this classroom!

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• hyperbole