Figurative Language

What is a comparison using like or as?

• metaphor
• simile
• imagery
• cliche'

That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds! This is an example of ...... 

• hyperbole
• simile
• metaphor
• simile

"The city was a jungle" is an example of what? This is an example of ...... 

• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

What is personification?

• The same beginning sound repeated
• Giving human characteristics to non-human things
• A word that is a sound
• An exaggeration

What is a hyperbole?

• An exaggeration
• A word that is a sound
• A word or phrase that appeals to the 5 senses
• A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally

What is a metaphor?

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things
• A comparison not using like or as
• Words that are sounds
• A comparison using like or as

What is a simile?

• A comparison using like or as
• A comparison not using like or as
• Giving human characteristics to non-human things
• A word that is a sound

What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"

• Photography is one of my hobbies.
• I own an expensive camera.
• Photos of me are always really good. 
• I like to visit art museums.

What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."

• Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.
• Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.
• Shawn would do anything for Angela.
• Angela is really pretty. 

"I sang like a bird" is an example of what?

• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor
• simile