Figurative Language

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to "Give the cold shoulder?"

• ignoring someone

• giving someone your attention

• to feel freezing

• to agree with someone

Multiple Choice

Which of the following could be added to the phrase, "My cat is black" to form a simile?

• And furry

• All over

• In color

• As ink

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He's running faster than the wind.

The chocolate cake is as sweet as l

I've told you a million times.

The alarm clock screamed this morni

I"ve told you a million times

Multiple Choice

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,

Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;

But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,

And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, “Lenore?”

This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, “Lenore!”—

Merely this and nothing more.

Which line from this stanza includes an example of alliteration?

• And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, “Lenore?”

• This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, “Lenore!”—

• Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example an Allusion?

• We'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever.

• She transformed her backyard to like the Garden of Eden.

• He lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow.

• His wife was his Achilles'heel.

Multiple Choice

A heart of gold means

• A person who is always unhappy.
• Someone who is very strict.
• A person with a lot of money.
• A kind and generous person.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is an example of personification?

• The slimy eel slithered through the seaweed.

• The stand of trees was a festival of color that fall.

• The dandelions stood tall, proudly surveying the rest of the yard.

• The snails crept along the sidewalk, moving as slowly as a glacier.

Multiple Choice

Provide an example of onomatopoeia used to describe a car engine starting.

• rumble

• zoom

• vrooom

• vroom

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT oxymoron?

• mild hot sauce
• comfortable misery 
• a wise fool 
•  a smart decision 

Multiple Choice

Identify the sensory language BEST represented in the passage below:

"Straightening up, he was struck with a humid waft of boiled hot dogs and some kind of furry bean-based soup that threw him right back into tenth grade" (Proust).

• Smell

• Sound

• Sight

• Taste

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What kind of figurative language is this? The queen's hair was a thousand inches long.

Multiple Choice

What is an idiom?

• A literal phrase

• A common phrase that does not mean exactly what it says

• A type of metaphor

• A grammatical structure

Open Ended

Explain what this figurative language example means.

Natalie and Nathan don't see eye to eye about the tree house plans.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains an allusion?

• He’s as brave as a lion.

• She’s a real Einstein on tests.

• The sun rose early.

• They laughed loudly.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of an allusion?

• his wife was his Achille's heel

• he lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's

• she transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.

• we'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever.

Open Ended

What does the following metaphor mean?

"Laughter is the best medicine."

"La risa es la mejor medicina."

Open Ended

Explain the following hyperbole: It was hotter than ten thousand suns on the boardwalk this summer.

Multiple Choice

Which is a metaphor?

• Her smile is sunshine.

• He shouted loudly.

• Her eyes shone like stars.

• The car zoomed by.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses personification?

• The storm raged all night.

• The flowers danced in the breeze.

• He ran quickly.

• It was a cold day.

Open Ended

Create your own example of ONOMATOPOEIA.

Multiple Choice

What word is the Onomatopoeia in this sentence?

The girl screamed: “Eek!” as she thought she saw a monster in her closet.

• monster

• eek

• girl screamed

Multiple Choice

Chilly chicken children shivered with goosebumps

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• Do chickens get goosebumps or chickenbumps?

Open Ended

Write a sentence using personification.

Multiple Choice

What is an oxymoron?

• A phrase that combines contradictory terms

• A type of metaphor

• A synonym for irony

• A literary device used in poetry

Fill in the Blanks

Aidan's singing was enough to raise the living dead.

Which two words are the oxymoron in the above sentence?

Open Ended

Using a metaphor and imagery (Sensory details), describe the sound of rainfall on your rooftop.

Multiple Choice

I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race.

• personification
• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia

Poll

What sense is this appealing to?

• touch

• taste

• smell

• sight

• hear

Multiple Choice

What sense does this appeal to: "The tangy sauce, the melted cheese, the soft crust, and the crispy pepperoni greeted my tongue like my dog greets me at the door at the end of a long work day."

• Sight

• Taste

• Smell

• Sound

• Touch

Multiple Choice

Which line shows alliteration?

• A. Peter proudly painted portraits.

• B. The cat slept all day.

• C. Birds chirped.

• D. It was a hot day.

Open Ended

Explain what "He eats like a pig" means: