L.4.5a and L.4.5b 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 answers are correct.

A comparison using the words like or as

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

A comparison where one thing is said to be another is

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

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

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

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

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

What is an idiom?

• A small sentence.

• A comparison.

• A word written as a sound.

• A phrase or expression that means something different from the words.

A proverb is

• A comparison using "like" or "as."

• A comparison where one thing is said to be another.

• A popular saying that contains advice.

• the use of the same beginning consonant sound in a line or verse.

An adage is

• a traditional saying that often includes a common observation or truth.

• a comparison in which one thing is said to be another.

• a word that imitates the sound it represents.

• an exaggerated statement.

My sister is slow as molasses in the mornings.

This sentence is an example of ______.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

Homework is a breeze.

This sentence is an example of which type of figurative language?

• alliteration

• repetition

• simile

• metaphor

What type of figurative language is this sentence?

I am as hungry as a bear!

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

• hyperbole