Figurative vs Literal Language

Figurative Language 4th Grade

Simile

*a comparison using the words like or as.

Metaphor

*a comparison NOT using the words LIKE or AS.

Multiple Select

Check the boxes that contain a simile.

*Remember a simile is a comparison using the words LIKE or AS.

• Otto's fur is as black as the night.

• Kate sings like an angel.

• She is an elephant.

• He is as stubborn as a mule.

Multiple Select

Check the boxes that contain a metaphor.

*Remember a metaphor is a comparison NOT using the words LIKE or AS.

• The alligator's teeth are white daggers.

• The door went "slam!"

• The classroom was a zoo.

• She is as strong as an ox.

Hyperbole

an exaggeration

Multiple Choice

Is the following statement a hyperbole? "My backpack weighed a ton."

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is the following statement a hyperbole? "My dad was angry."

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is the following statement a hyperbole? "That smell is gross."

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Is the following statement a hyperbole? "Her smile could light up the whole town."

• Yes

• No

Onomatopoeia

when a word describes a sound such as "pow" or "crash"

Multiple Select

Select the examples of onomatopoeia.

• Crash

• Bang

• Pow

• First

• Stubborn

Personification

*giving human qualities to an object

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence. "The stars winked at me." Is this an example of personification.

• No

• Yes

Multiple Choice

In the statement "The stars winked at me." What object has human qualities?

• the

• stars

• winked

• me

Multiple Select

Which sentences are examples of personification?

• The flowers danced in the wind.

• My dog ran down the road.

• My cup sat perched on the table.

• The stars danced among the night sky.

Idiom

a word or phrase that means something different than the literal meaning.

"It's raining cats and dogs."

What does it really mean?

It's raining really hard!

Multiple Select

Select the examples of idioms.

• When pigs fly.

• It's raining cats and dogs.

• That's a piece of cake!

• She spilled the beans.

Open Ended

What does the idiom "hold your horses" mean?

Alliteration

the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words.

Multiple Choice

Read the example of alliteration: Brooke brings the books to the bookcase.

What is the repeating sound?

• b

• a

• r

• c

Open Ended

Write your own example of alliteration using the letter that your name starts with.

An example would be, "Miss Lovelace likes to look at the little lights in the library."

Multiple Choice

Read the example of alliteration: Brooke brings the books to the bookcase.

What is the repeating sound?

• b

• a

• r

• c