Figurative Language

a simile is..

• a phrase whose words contradict one another

• a comparison between two unlike things using words like or as

• a comparison of two unlike things by saying that one thing is a dissimilar object or thing

• an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true

Which choice best describes a methaphor?

• After running for a long time, Joe's legs felt like jello.

• A snake is purple.

• In science class this morning, i was dying of boredom.

• Mark has a brain the size of a peanut.

What does a hyperbole mean?

• an exaggeration that can't be true.

• a comparison between two unlike things using like or as.

• a group of words whose collective meaning is different from their actual meaning.

• giving human qualities to nonhuman things.

Write a sentence using a hyperbole

"Dad snores so loud! He can wake up a town."

Is an example of what figurative language tool?

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

An idiom is..

• a group of words whose collective meaning is different than their own literal meaning.

• giving human qualities to nonhuman things

• the repitition of the same intiial consonant sound in a series of words

• the use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings.

an example of an idiom is..

• Carlos was over the moon when he saw his new shoes.

• The jeep jumped over the jaguar.

• Dad keeps his toolbox as clean as a whistle.

• The beach's white sand felt as hot as a skillet.

What does personification mean?

• the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

• a comparison between two unlike objects using like or as.

• giving human qualities to nonhuman things.

• the use of words whos sounds suggest their meaning.

Write the personified object and the human quality in this sentence.

"During the day, the town keeps no secrets."

Write the opposite of the word below.

"found"