Figurative language

What is the definition of a metaphor?

• A comparison of things using like or as

• A comparison of things without using like or as

• A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

• extreme exaggeration

What is the definition of simile?

• A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

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

• A comparison of things without using like or as

• A comparison of things using like or as

What is the definition of Personification?

• the use of words that imitate sounds

• language that appeals to the senses, creating a visual for the readers

• A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

• extreme exaggeration

What is the definition of Hyperbole?

• A comparison of things using "like" or "as"

• the use of words that imitate sounds

• language that appeals to the senses, creating a visual for the readers

• extreme exaggeration

What is the definition of Alliteration?

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

• the use of words that imitate sounds

• A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

• language that appeals to the senses, creating a visual for the readers

What is the definition of Imagery?

• the use of words that imitate sounds

• language that appeals to the senses, creating a visual for the readers

• extreme exaggeration

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

Which is an example of a metaphor?

• he is like a tiger

• Old as dirt

• She broke my heart.

• peter picked peppers

What is an example of a simile?

• she sang sadly

• She broke my heat

• The car went boom

• Old as dirt

What is an example of alliteration?

• strong like a bear

• Old as dirt

• some sad song

• my thoughts are a river of ideas

Which is an example of hyperbole?

• raging rivers rapid

• I asked you to sit down a trillion times.

• My thoughts are as vast as the sea.

• Old as dirt