Fig. Lang. Review 5A 12/7

giving human qualities to non human things

• personification
• simile 
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

A direct comparison that doesn't use like or as is know as a(n)...

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

 A comparison using like or as is known as a(n)...

• simile
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia
• idiom

An alliteration is...

• the repetition of sounds at the beginning of two or more words
• a direct comparison
• has a meaning that isn't literal
• gives human traits to ideas

A hyperbole is defined as...

• an extreme exaggeration
• a comparison using like or as
• words that mimic sounds
• the repeating of sounds

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Words that mimic sounds are called...

• onomatopoeias
• hyperboles
• just sounds
• idioms

What is personification?

• when non human things are given human traits
• when human traits are explained
• when animals talk to you
• when a writer uses a common phrase 

"My love is like a red, red rose," is an example of TWO things, what are they?

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• hyperbole

Answer explanation

Red, red, rose repeats the R sound and love is being compared to a rose through the use of the word "like".

"The tide from the ocean grabbed my ankles as it rolled in," is an example of...

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

Answer explanation

Can the ocean grab your ankles? No! That is a human characteristic given to the ocean.

My sister is a natural disaster, is an example of...

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

Answer explanation

This is a direct comparison between "sister" and "natural disaster".