Figurative Language

A simile.....

• tells what a person likes
• compares two unlike things using the words like or as
• compares two similar things 
• tells what a person is doing

Do your math as soon as you are finished.

• simile
• not a simile

What does a heart typically symbolize?

• fear

• time

• love

• thunder

They're joking about it - they're ... your leg.

• turning

• pushing

• pulling

• taking

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"

• A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

• An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another

• A type of poem in which two things are compared

This refers to the writer’s use of vivid and descriptive language that appeal to the senses in order to add depth to his/her work.

• Description

• Imagery

• Senses

• Symbols

"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?

• Whistling
• Hiking

The lack of noise, describing a peaceful calm or eerie silence appeal to ____sense.

• visual

• tactile

• olfactory

• auditory

I am as quick as a fox.

• simile
• not a simile

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• His hair is flame red

• Like a flame, his hair is red

• In the sunlight, his hair is flame

• His hair is red as a flame