Fig Lang for Meets

Similes and Metaphors BOTH

• compare things

• use like or as

• make me confused

• show differences

Hyperbole is a CRAZY exaggeration. Which is a hyperbole?!

• The tree was tall

• The drink was as cold as ice

• She was so mad she was shaking

• This quarantine is lasting forever.

Personification is giving something non-human the qualities of a person. Which of these is personification?

• Ms. O'Grady acting like a squirrel

• The raccoon on Animal Crossing being able to TALK

• My dog running around in circles

• The flowers breathing in carbon dioxide

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The vase flew off the shelf

• Powerful pandas punched the parrots

• I like to eat donuts

• The dog barked really really loud

The firework exploded, BOOM! It lit up the sky. BOOM is an example of...

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

Onomatopoeia is a word that makes a SOUND - which of these is NOT onomatopoeia?

• OOOF!

• Woof!

• Yikes!

• Smack!

He was a car speeding through the streets

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Repetition

"If I fell out of my chair, I may die of shame" is a...

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

The performance was FIRE. It was soooo good! This an example of...

• figurative language

• literal language

Poems are written in...

• paragraphs

• sentences

• lines and stanzas

• prose