Figurative language

A ------is a figure of speech that makes a comparison by saying one thing is another, by giving the qualities of one thing to another thing which is totally different.

The wind stood up and gave a shout...Is an example of a____

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Alliteration

pick out the Alliteration in the following passage.

The noise gathers as children shout

To rival the waging wind without

___________

The theme of a poem expresses or conveys the main idea in the poem.

• True

• False

The feeling a poem conveys is called the_____?

• Intention

• Theme

• Mood

• Feelings

When a person writes, the ____ is the reason for writing or what the writer wants to tell the readers.

"To the dwarf, the giant seemed as tall as a mountain." is an example of a____?

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Personification

Identify the following figure of speech.

The coconut fell with a thud

• Imagery

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

To which sense is the writer appealing in the following lines.

Like feathers of a bird, the soft silken shirt feels on my skin.

• Taste

• Touch

• Smell

• Sight

Identify the sense that the following line appeals to.

The dustbin lids clang on the ground.

• Smell

• Sound

• Touch

• Sight