Figurative Language Quiz -Simile/Metaphor/Alliteration

What is figurative language?

• the use of words in a way that is different from what

  they usually mean

• The exact meaning of a word

Which is an example of figurative language

• You are pretty

• You are tall

• You are the apple of my eye

• You are so nice

How can you understand figurative language?

• Google it

• Look for clues in the passage

• Ask Ms. Segars for help

What is a simile?

• states a fact or draws a verbal picture by saying that one thing is another

• the repetition of the first consonant sounds in several words

• compares two things using the words “like” or “as”

Which is an example of a simile?

• Time is money.

• They fought like cats and dogs.

• The snake slithered silently across our paths.

Which is an example of a simile?

• Tom traveled to the tributary to fish yesterday.

• Clean as a whistle.

• Her hair is silk.

What is a metaphor?

• A simile compares two things using the words “like” or “as”.

• the repetition of the first consonant sounds in several words.

• states a fact or draws a verbal picture by saying that one thing is another.

Which is an example of a metaphor?

• Why then, the world’s mine oyster.

• She felt so scared and shaken when the lightning struck.

• Standing in the midst of a hurricane is as dangerous as jumping off of a cliff.

What is alliteration?

• A simile compares two things using the words “like” or “as”.

• the repetition of the first consonant sounds in several words.

• states a fact or draws a verbal picture by saying that one thing is another.

Which is an example of alliteration?

• Why then, the world’s mine oyster.

• She felt so scared and shaken when the lightning struck.

• Standing in the midst of a hurricane is as dangerous as jumping off of a cliff.