Figurative Language

A metaphor is

• sound words

• comparing two unlike objects without using "like" or "as"

• describing an object using the five senses

• comparing two unlike objects using "like" or "as"

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Literal language is_____

• imaginary

• comparative

• real

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing is ____.

Ex: (Forma)I am angry!

Ex: (Informal) I am mad!

Ex: (Slang) I am pissed off!

• diction

• connotation

• denotation

• rhetoric

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which word, DENNOTATION or CONNOTATION means the dictionary meaning of the word.

• denotation

• connotation

• literal language

• figurative language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The voice talking to the audience in the poem is the ___

• persona

• archetype

• speaker

• antagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The author's attitude towards the subject or audience is known as_____ (how the author uses his/her words when writing about the subject)

• tone

• mood

• theme

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The atmosphere created by the author's words, that can affect the feelings of the reader is known as_____

• theme

• tone

• imagery

• mood

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The soft, yellow light that beamed through the large, open window brought happiness to my life. What figurative language was used?

• tone

• imagery

• mood

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

When the author appeals to the five senses through the use of ________, the author is usually describing something.

• imagery

• figurative language

• literal language

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

An exaggerated statement is known as _______

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A