Figurative language

What is figurative language?

• Language that uses words or expressions that are different from what is actually meant.

• Language that makes reading more interesting.

• Language that makes writing more interesting.

• All of the above

What is the following sentence an example of:

That girl is as sneaky as a snake!

• metaphor

• simile

• pun

• proverb

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• A metaphor uses "like" or "as," but a simile does not.

• A metaphor is a direct comparison, but a simile uses "like" or "as."

• A metaphor exaggerates the truth, but a simile does not.

• A metaphor uses a play on words, but a simile does not.

What is the following an example of:

I must have slept 100 hours last night!

• simile

• proverb

• hyperbole

• pun

When you give human characteristics to something not human

• hyperbole

• personification

• rhyme

• allusion

What is the following sentence an example of:

She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

• pun

• simile

• alliteration

• hyperbole

What does the following sentence really mean?

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

• If you eat right, you won't need to go to the doctor as often.

• You should bring apples to the doctor's office with you.

• Doctors are afraid of apples.

• You should eat nothing but apples every day.

What is the following sentence an example of:

Two heads are better than one!

• idiom

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

"The house shivered as snow fell on its roof"

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

• idiom

crash, boom, bang, are examples of

• simile

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration