Figurative Language

Figurative Language is...

• words or phrases that mean exactly what the words mean.

• words that are used in a song.

• words or phrases that mean something different than what the literal words mean.

• words that are used in a positive manner.

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• Metaphors compare two different things and similes compare two similar things.

• Similes use the word "like" or "as" to compare two things.

• Metaphors use the word "like" or "as" to compare two things.

• A simile represents smiles whereas a metaphor represents the metaverse.

Which of the following are forms of figurative language?

• hyperbowl

  idiom

  rhyme

• onomatopia

  similie

  comedy

• lyrics

  metaphor

  adverb

• idiom

  onomatopoeia

  personification

Which of the following expressions is an idiom?

• It's a piece of cake.

• It's raining cats and dogs.

• The flowers sunbathed under the sun.

• BOOM!

An onomatopoeia is...

• An expression that means something different than the literal meaning.

• Comparing two different things.

• A word that makes a sound.

• When you give a non-human thing humanlike qualities/actions.

Draw a circle around the words that tell you the phrase is a simile.

Answer explanation

Circle both of the "as" words in the phrase.

Choose the correct phrase that is an alliteration.

• Peter picked pickled peppers.

• John drank an ice cream cake.

• It's freezing outside!

• Crash! Bang! Pop!

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.

• The trees danced in the wind.

• Break a leg out there!

• I've waited a million years for the Taco Bell Mexican Pizza to return.

Select all of the phrases that are metaphors.

• His voice is music to my ears.

• It's raining cats and dogs.

• I am a devil without my morning coffee.

• It's as hot as a mid summer day.

Fill in the blank to make the phrase a simile.

That voice is ____ music to my ears.