Sensory and Figurative Language

What is a metaphor?

• a joke based on how a word sounds

• a comparison of two things that are not similar, using like or as

• giving a human quality to something that is not human

• a comparison of two different things that does not use the words like or as

What is a simile?

• a comparison of two different things that does not use the words"like" or "as"

• giving a human quality to something that is not human

• a comparison of any two things

• a comparison of two different things using the words "like" or "as"

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• She can be a real bear when she's hungry.

• The floorboards groaned under our weight.

• He ran like the wind and won the race.

• His moral compass was broken.

What is personification?

• giving a human quality to something that is not human

• An indirect reference to something

• A person making a joke

• A comparison between two things

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The baby was as cute as a bug

• She was the apple of his eye

• She looked like a lion

• Denial isnt just a river in Egypt

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The flood devoured the small town

• Im a couch potato

• His attitude was as cold as ice.

• The peanut called the police because people poked him

Read the sentence.

"The lake was a sheet of glass."

Which sentence below means the same thing?

• There was no motion on the surface of the lake

• The lake was dangerous to swim in.

• Someone placed glass in the lake

• No plant or animal life in the lake

"The night was as black as coal."

Which sentence rewrites the same statement using literal language?

• It was very dark outside

• Everyone turned their lights on

• Everyone was burning coal at night

• Nobody could see anything

"Her face lit up like a sunbeam when she saw the puppies."

Which sentence below means the same thing?

• Her face turned red when she saw the puppies

• She felt hot and nervous

• She was embarassed

• She smiled happily when she saw the puppies.

Stacy said to herself, “I'm late for class again. That's just great!”

Which sentence means the same thing?

• Im late for class, this is not good

• Nobody cares whether I make it to class or not

• Im on time for a change!

• Yay! Im late again