Figurative Language

Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.

• His room looked as if a hurricane came  through.

• A hurricane! AHHH!

• The hurricane screamed through the town. 

What is the definition of hyperbole?

• When a group of of words all start with the same sound.

• When words sound like what they mean.

• An extreme exaggeration 

• A comparison 

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• You are as a beautiful as a flower.

• The trees danced in the wind.

• I waited in line for 10 years!

• He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 

"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Why do people use figurative language?

• To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.

• To be grammatically correct.

• To structure their writing into paragraphs.

• Because Beyonce uses it in her songs. 

I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.

• alliteration

• repetition

• idiom

• hyperbole

I wouldn't worry wacky worries unless it was something to really worry about.

• alliteration

• repetition

• idiom

• hyperbole

I'm dying to see that movie.

• I can wait a little longer.

• I don't want to see the movie.

• I'm excited about seeing the movie.

Words that resemble the sound they describe

• hyperbole

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

• personification

Lilly and Hannah are over the moon because they won tickets to see Post Malone in Charlotte.

over the moon means

• extremely overjoyed

• miserable

• glad

• furious