figurative language

What is figurative language?

• Language that has one literal meaning

• Language that uses extremely advanced vocabulary

• Language with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation

• Language that communicates complicated concepts and ideas

"Life is a journey" is an example of what?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

"I nearly died laughing" is an example of what?

• Assonance

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

"Look outside! Its raining cats and dogs!" is an example of what?

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Idiom

• Personification

What is the meaning of this simile? "My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red

• She gets really angry

• She talks very loudly

• She spits when she talks

The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words is what?

• Alliteration

• Imagery

• Simile

• Metaphor

The vantage point from which a story is told is called what?

• Tone

• Mood

• Memoir

• Point of View

What figurative language is the sentence below?
She is as pretty as a flower. 

• Simile 
• Metaphor 
• Alliteration 

_____a figure of speech in which two a things are compared, NOT using like or as 

• Simile 
• Metaphor 
• Personification 

A figure of speech in which human characteristics are attributed to animals, plants, objects and ideas. 
Example: The moon followed me through the night. 

• Poetry 
• Simile 
• Personification