Figurative Language

What kind of figurative language is the following:

"His words cut deeper than a knife"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Analogy

• None of the above

What is a simile

• Smile in French

• is a figure of speech that compares two different things in an interesting way

• a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

• a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words

Should you be writing on classroom walls?

• I am an artist

• Yes

• No

• I really like referrals

What is an analogy

• a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

• Saying that you are sorry

• a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words

• a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

What is this an example of:

As blind as a bat

• Analogy

• Metaphor

• Simile

• All of the above

What is this an example of?

"I have told you a million times to wash the dishes"

• Hyperbole

• Exaggeration

• Metaphor

• Simile

What is the following an example of:

"The radio stared at me"

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Delusions

• None of the above

What is the following an example of:

"The fireplace heater hissed and cracked"

• Personification

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Analogy

What is the last day of school?

• June 10th

• June 9th

• May 30th

• Today!

What is the following an example of:

"Love is a battlefield"

• Analogy

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor