Fig Lang (Onomatopoeia/Personification/Alliteration/Hyperbole)

Onomatopoeia is...

• using the same sound to start several words.

• using words to mimic sounds.

• repeating a word or phrase.

• exaggerating for effect.

Which of the following are examples of onomatopoeia?

• salty, sweet, sour

• meow, baa, ribbit

• orange, pink, silver

• loud, soft, deafening

Use onomatopoeia to complete this sentence. The car _____ out of the parking lot.

• sped

• drove

• backed

• zoomed

The basketball almost hit him, but instead it ______ past his head.

• whooshed

• sailed

• sped

• flew

Which of the following sentences uses onomatopoeia?

• I ate the noodles with chopsticks.

• My sister slurped down her spaghetti.

• The chef rolled out a sheet of dough to make pasta.

• I love sushi so much; it's probably my favorite food.

Which of the following sentences uses onomatopoeia?

• The busy bee flew behind us.

• The busy bee buzzed all around the hive.

• The busy bee was active as a hurricane.

• The bee moved around the hive a million times.

Personification is a figure of speech that ______.

• makes a comparison using the word "like" or "as"

• exaggerates for humorous or dramatic effect

• gives a nonhuman thing a human trait or ability

• uses a word that sounds like what it means

Which of the following sentences contains personification?

• My sister is a volcano when she's angry, so stay out of her way!

• My angry sister screamed loud enough to wake the neighbors.

• Bang! My sister slammed the door in my face and left me standing outside, alone.

• Anger gripped my sister's heart in its firm fist, squeezing out all of her other feelings.

In the following sentence, what is the purpose of the underlined phrase?

Spring was in full bloom, and the green leaves waved to Tavi as she walked to school.

• It shows that there was actually a person in the tree.

• It shows that Tavi was seeing things that weren't real.

• It shows that the leaves looked inviting and lively to Tavi.

• It shows that Tavi was afraid of that tree.

Which of the revisions uses personification to make the imagery more vivid?

The flowers looked better after they were watered.

• The flowers looked better after the gardener watered them.

• The thirsty flowers drank the water, and then stood up tall and strong.

• The flower blossoms were beautiful and bright after they were watered.

• After they were watered, the flowers were bright and straight and yellow, like the rays of the sun.