Figurative Language

What is an idiom?

• The use of symbols in writing to express something to the reader.
• An exaggeration.
• Two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently. 
• A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning. 

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What is a simile? 

• Comparing two unlike things without  using  like and as
• Comparing two things in a text
• Comparing two unlike things using  like and as
• None of the above

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An example of a simile is: "I really do like ice cream" 

• True 
• False 

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What is a metaphor? 

• Comparing two things by using one kind of object or using in place of another to suggest the likeness between them
• A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
• Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it
• Big exaggeration, usually with humor

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

• The car is very old.
• The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
• The car is very new.

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What is personification?

• Giving human qualities to a human

• Giving non living qualities to living things

• Comparing something to a nonliving thing.

• Giving human qualities to a non human things

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Onomatopoeia is...

• An exaggerated statement
• A sound effect
• A comparison of two things using like or as
• The use of a word associated with a sound.

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What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?

• Take-off!
• Pow!
• Blast!
• Fly

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"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______

• idiom

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

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"The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Alliteration
• Onomatopoeia

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