Figurative Language Review

Figurative Language

What is it?

Figurative language is when writers use words in a creative or unusual way to make their writing more interesting. Instead of saying exactly what they mean, they might compare things, exaggerate, or give objects human traits to help readers picture things better or feel emotions.

• Make writing more fun to read (it adds flavor and style).

• Help readers imagine things more clearly.

• Express feelings or ideas in a stronger way than plain words would.

Writers use figurative language to:

Types of Figurative Language

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

a comparison of two

seemingly unlike

things that uses like

or as

Example: Jane swims like a dolphin.

​​Simile

a comparison of two

seemingly unlike

things that implies

meaning without

stating it directly

Example: Seth is a Cheetah on the track.

Metaphor

repetition of

consonant or vowel

sounds at the

beginnings of non-

rhyming words

(common in poetry)

Example: The sly snake slither slowly on the sand.

Alliteration

an exaggeration used

to express a strong

emotion, make a

point, or create humor

Example: I am freezing.

Hyperbole

descriptive language

that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses: sight, hearing, touch,

taste, and smell

Example: The golden rays of the sun reflected on the water.

​​Imagery

a word or phrase that

imitates or suggests a

sound

Example: buzz

Onomatopoeia

gives human form or

characteristics to an

animal, object, force

of nature or idea

Example: The stars danced playfully in the sky.

Personification

​Remember the difference between a simile and a metaphor.

A simile compares 2 unalike things using the words "like" or "as".

A metaphor compares 2 unalike things but the meaning is hinted at without being said directly.

Match

Match the figurative language type with its defintion.

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Comparison of 2 unalike things

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses

Exaggeration to make a point

Repetition of sounds

• Comparison of 2 unalike things

• Descriptive language that appeals to the senses

• Exaggeration to make a point

• Repetition of sounds

Multiple Choice

Which type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?

The leaves danced in the breeze.

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Imagery

• Simile

Multiple Choice

Which type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?

The friendly fox found fresh fruit in the forest.

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Multiple Choice

Which type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?

The cow said, "moo" to the farmer.

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

Multiple Choice

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison that does not use like, as, or than

• the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• A comparison that does use like, as, or than

• words that sound like their meaning

Multiple Choice

What is a simile?

• Comparing two unlike things using as, like, or than

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

• Words that sound like their meaning

• A comparison between two things not using like or as

Multiple Choice

Giving some non-human thing qualities of a human is...

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

Multiple Choice

Children and dogs and houses bloom

like crowded flowers,

This is an example of:

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

"Pop! The cork flew from the champagne bottle." The word 'pop' is an example of:

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• hyperbole

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

Multiple Choice

A comparison using like or as is which type of figurative language?

• Metaphor
• Assonance
• Onomatopoeia
• Simile

Multiple Choice

"Her face was as red as a tomato" is an example of which kind of figurative language?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Personification

Multiple Choice

"He thought he was going to die from embarrassment" is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Hyperbole
• Assonance
• Idiom
• Simile

Multiple Choice

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is which type of figurative language?

• Personification
• Imagery
• Assonance
• Alliteration

Multiple Choice

"Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name" is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Simile
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Personification

Multiple Choice

An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true is which type of figurative language?

• Hyperbole
• Simile
• Idiom
• Personification

Multiple Choice

'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of:

• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole
• personification

Multiple Choice

The flame in the candle danced in the dark.

• hyperbole
• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile

Multiple Choice

These shoes take 50 million years to put on.

• imagery
• simile
• personification
• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

The wrapper crackled when she put it in her purse.

• alliteration

• idiom

• onomatopeia

• simile

Multiple Choice

The clouds danced across the sky.

• simile

• idiom

• personification

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

They packed a picnic when they were going to Point Beach.

• onomatopeia

• idiom

• alliteration

• simile

Multiple Choice

It is going to take me a million years to write this essay.

• personification

• idiom

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

She was feeling under the weather.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• idiom

Multiple Choice

the repetition of beginning consonant sounds

• onomatopeia

• idiom

• alliteration

• personification