Descriptive Language Review

Which sentence contains figurative language?

• I'm as hungry as a cow.

• I'm so hungry I can eat a whole cow.

• I am a hungry cow.

• All of the above

'No, no, no' is an example of which type of descriptive language?

• repetition

• personification

• sensory details

• awesome adjective

'I wore a bright blue shirt with black and white checkered pants and heels fifteen inches high.' contains what type of descriptive language?

• Hyperbolye

• Simile

• Imagery

• Personification

'I could smell the tomato sauce from the freshly cooked penne pasta.' contains what type of descriptive language?

• Sound effects

• Vivid verb

• Sensory details

• Not descriptive language

Define descriptive language

• Words that don't mean exactly what they say but are used because they create a better understanding

• Words that make a strong impression on the reader or listener, and words that allow the reader to be able to picture in their mind whatever is being described

• Words that make a weak impression on the reader or listener, and words that do not allow the reader to be able to picture whatever is being described

• Such as, repetition of words (used for emphasis), alliteration (to get attention), or onomatopoeia (sound words)

'I like dogs.' contains what type of descriptive language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• None

• Imagery

Which sentence contains awesome adjectives?

• I am so happy!

• The lunchapaloozah was spectacular!

• The cat was really big.

• Batman is great.

Which sentence contains vivid verbs?

• The girl ran.

• The dog strolled down through the park.

• The itty-bitty caterpillar ate a leaf.

• I jumped over the fence and landed face-first on the other side.

'The ugly Christmas sweater was bright green with orange sequins in the shape of a reindeer.' contains what kind of descriptive language?

• Hyperbole

• Vivid verb

• Sensory details

• Imagery

What sentence is an idiom?

• Bob's your uncle.

• I leaped higher then the moon

• Life is like a cardboard box.

• This will be a piece of chocolate.