Figurative Language

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The following sentence includes what type of figurative language.​ ​

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You are as brave as a lion.

Open Ended

Write a simile for this photo. Use either like or as.

Match

Match each simile with its literal meaning....

• "Like two peas in a pod"

• "Like a lion"

• "As hard as nails"

• "As plain as day"

• "Like fingernails on a chalkboard"

Always together

Brave or strong

TOUGH

VERY CLEAR

AWFUL SOUNDING

• Always together

• Brave or strong

• TOUGH

• VERY CLEAR

• AWFUL SOUNDING

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is an example of a metaphor?

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• He ran like the wind.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• She was as busy as a bee.

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• A simile uses 'like' or 'as' to compare, while a metaphor does not.

• A simile compares two things without using 'like' or 'as', while a metaphor does.

• A simile is always about animals, while a metaphor is not.

• A simile is longer than a metaphor.

Open Ended

Write a metaphor for this photo. Compare it to something.

Multiple Choice

The pencil sang as it danced across the paper.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personifiction

Multiple Choice

Which figure of speech involves giving human characteristics to nonhuman things?

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

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The moon winked at me through the clouds as if to say I should venture forward.'
What object is being personified in the sentence?

Select answer

Open Ended

Make something that is not human have human traits. Write a sentence. (stars, moon, sun.....)

Draw

Draw something you can personify. Tell what it is doing that is human.

Multiple Choice

What is an Onomatopoeia?

• A literary device in which a word imitates the sound it names

• A comparison using like or as.

• The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of nearby words.

Multiple Choice

Juan had a hard time hearing the teacher over his grumbling stomach.
*What is the onomatopoeia?

• grumbling
• teacher

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.
Mrs. Davis was sitting by her pond listening to the frogs croak.  

• croak
• Mrs. Davis
• frogs
• pond

Fill in the Blank

Alliteration is when the first ___ in words repeat.

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between onomatopoeia and alliteration?

• Onomatopoeia uses sound words, while alliteration repeats initial sounds.

• Onomatopoeia exaggerates, while alliteration gives human traits.

• Onomatopoeia repeats words, while alliteration uses sound effects.

• Onomatopoeia is descriptive language, while alliteration is not.

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about hyperbole are correct? (hint: it can be more than one answer)

• Hyperboles use intentional exaggeration.

• Hyperboles are a type of descriptive language.

• Hyperboles give the reader a vivid mental picture.

• Hyperboles repeat the first sound in words.