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

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

• Alliteration

• Imagery

• Simile

• Metaphor

Define hyperbole

• An overused phrase

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

• An over exaggeration

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

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Break a leg

• She was white as a ghost

• Buzz Buzz

• Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers

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

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

• hyperbole

• symbole

• mood

• personification

A concrete object that stands in for an abstract idea.

• symbol

• simile

• mood

• theme

What is the meaning of this figurative language?

"Shine like a diamond."

• It's comparing someone to a diamond based off their beauty and uniqueness

• It's saying someone is shiny.

• It's comparing the sharpness of the diamond to someone.

• It's saying that everyone likes diamond.

What type of figurative language is this?
"I am titanium."

• Alliteration
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole