Introduction to Figurative Language

Figurative Language

Figurative Language are words or

expressions that mean something

different from their dictionary

definitions.

Metaphor

Simile

Metaphor vs Simile

Personification

Hyperbole

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

An extreme exaggeration

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

Multiple Choice

Compare two things using like or as

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

Multiple Choice

Using the same letter sound throughout a sentence

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

Multiple Choice

"The spoon danced in the bowl" is an example of:

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

Multiple Choice

Like a small boat

On the ocean

Sending big waves

Into motion

("Fight" by Rachel Platten)

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

Multiple Choice

A word that imitates sound

• personification

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Multiple Choice

"And the beat goes boom clap" is an example of:

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

"You're going to hear me roar" is an example of:

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

"You're going to hear me roar" is an example of:

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

"Hungry as a bear" is an example of:

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

"Brownies are happiness" is an example of:

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

"Penelope put pennies in the pie" is an example of:

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia