Why do people use figurative language?

To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.

To structure their writing into paragraphs.

Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.

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

Photos of me are always really good.

Photography is one of my hobbies.

The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.

The car was truly made in prehistoric times.

What does the following line of figurative language explain? Memories like ancient photographs flashed through the girl's mind.

The girl remembered something from long ago.

The girl's photos were amazing.

Hyperboles are phrases that

give person-like qualities to animals and things

have a different meaning than the words.

Which detail from the following excerpt of the poem "Casey at the Bat" contains alliteration? Then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell It rumbled through the valley, it rattled in the dell; It pounded on the mountain and recoiled upon the flat, For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat.

"Then from five thousand throats"

How could the following sentence be rewritten to contain alliteration? I accidentally left my phone at home.

I fled, forgetting my phone was in the family room.

I accidentally left my phone in the basement.

I neglected to get my phone when I left the apartment.

I've left my phone on the sofa many times before.

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

Shawn would do anything for Angela.

Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.

Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.

Why does the writer use the following simile : Love gives me wings!

To show that love makes them feel light

To show that love turns them into a bird

To show that love is the same as Red Bull

To show that love makes anything possible

The fog crept across the lake - the writer used personification to convey what message?

To convey that the fog moved eerily on the lake and add to the mood

To convey that it was very foggy

To convey that the fog was on the lake and add to the tone

Juana's dark eyes swam like fish behind her tinted glasses. What is meant by this simile ?

Juana's eyes moved smoothly back and forth

Juana had a hard time seeing in her glasses

Juana is really a cat waiting to eat the fish

Why do people use figurative language?

To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasize an idea and make a point.

Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.

To structure their writing into paragraphs.

Which of these is not an example of a hyperbole ?

The sun is 93,000,000 miles from earth.

Her brain is the size of a pea.

You could have knocked me over with a feather.

I have a million things to do today.

Figurative Language Review

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A simile.....

tells what a person likes

compares two unlike things using the words like or as

compares two similar things

tells what a person is doing

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A______ is a comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".

simile

figurative speech

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is personification?

The same beginning sound repeated

Giving human characteristics to non-human things

A word that is a sound

An exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is a hyperbole?

An extreme exaggeration

A little exaggeration

Similar sounds

Compares two things using like or as

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is alliteration?

The end of sounds is the same.

The beginning of the first word of a sentence is the same.

The beginning of at least 2 words in a row sounds the same

It is an exaggeration.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A word that imitates a sound, for example, buzz and pop or whisper and echo.

Onomatopoeia

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

Her hair is red.

She talks really loudly.

She gets really angry.

She spits when she talks.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

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Figurative Language Review

A simile.....

A______ is a comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".

What is personification?

What is a hyperbole?

What is alliteration?

A word that imitates a sound, for example, buzz and pop or whisper and echo.

What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

Why do people use figurative language?

I stood there for a moment, listening to the whip and snap of the curtains. The figurative language used here is an example of -

He was as cool as a cucumber is an example of a(n)

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Figurative Language Review

A simile.....

A______ is a comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".

What is personification?

What is a hyperbole?

What is alliteration?

A word that imitates a sound, for example, buzz and pop or whisper and echo.

What's the meaning of this simile?"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

Why do people use figurative language?

I stood there for a moment, listening to the whip and snap of the curtains. The figurative language used here is an example of -

He was as cool as a cucumber is an example of a(n)

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What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."