Figurative Language Vocab

Multiple Choice

Figurative language is

• not meant to be taken literally or seriously

• meant to be taken literally or seriously

Personification

• Definition- Giving non-human things human-like qualities.

• Example- My keys grew legs and ran away!

Multiple Choice

What is personification?

• Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'.

• Giving human traits to objects or ideas.

• A dramatic exaggeration.

• A word that resembles the sound it represents.

Alliteration

• Definition- Repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together. Similar to a tongue twister.

• Example- Silly sally sold sea shells by the sea shore.

Multiple Choice

What is alliteration?

• Giving human traits to objects or ideas

• A phrase that means something other than what it says

• Repeating the same initial sound in several words

• A contradictory phrase

Onomatopoeia

• Definition- the process of creating a word that imitates or resembles the sound that it describes.

• Examples- Chirp, meow, boom, zap, pow!

Multiple Choice

What is an onomatopoeia?

• A word that resembles the sound it makes

• Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

• A dramatic exaggeration

• Comparing two things by saying one is the other

Simile

• Definition: A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".

• Example: He slept like a log.

Multiple Choice

What is a simile?

• A phrase that means something other than what it says

• Comparing two things by stating one is the other

• Comparing two things by using 'like' or 'as'

• A word that resembles the sound it represents

Metaphor

• Definition- A comparison of two unlike things without using the words like or as. You are stating that one thing is the other thing.

• Example- My class is a circus!

Multiple Choice

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Repeating the same initial sound in neighboring words

• A phrase that means something different than what it literally says

• Comparing two things by stating one is the other

Hyperbole

• Definition: A huge exaggeration.

• Example: I played Fortnite until my fingers fell off!

Multiple Choice

What is hyperbole?

• Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

• An extreme exaggeration

• Giving human traits to objects or ideas

• Words or phrases that are contradictory