Figurative Language

What is Figurative Language? 

• language that uses large words
• language that uses words different from their literal meaning
• language used in writing books
• language using completley made up words

A ______ is a kind of figurative language used to make a comparison without using like or as.

• simile
• personification
• metaphor
• hyperbole

This sentence is an example of ______
"I was working on homework for 100 hours last night."

• personification
• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

This sentence is an example of a ______
"After the flood my basement was a lake."

• metaphor
• simile
• personification
• hyperbole

________ gives human traits to something that is not alive or is not human.

• personification
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• simile

______ compares two things by using like or as

• personification
• hyperbole
• simile
• metaphor

This sentence is an example of _____.
"The flowers danced in the gentle breeze."

• hyperbole
• simile
• personification
• metaphor

This sentence is an example of_____.
"He was as tough as nails."

• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole
• personification

To write a simile you must use ____.

• if or then
• like or because
• like or as
• to or from

A _______ is an over exaggeration that should no be taken literally.

• hyperbole
• simile
• personification
• metaphor