Figurative Language

What is the correct definition of Figurative Language?

• A figure of speech that uses the words, “like” or “as” to compare two unlike things.

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using the words “like” or “as”

• Expressions used for descriptive effect, not to be taken literally.

• The events, situations, or language that surround a word or phrase that help explain its meaning 

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• “The sun smiled down on us.”

• “She danced like the wind.”

  “Her look was as cold as ice.”

• “She was a tornado on the dance floor.”

• "The story jumped off the page.”

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• "The story jumped off the page.”

  “The sun smiled down on us.”

• “He ran as fast as a cheetah on the basketball court."

• “She was a tornado on the dance floor.”

  “Life is a highway.”

• “She danced like the wind.”

  “Her look was as cold as ice.”

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• “She danced like the wind.”

  “Her look was as cold as ice.”

• "The story jumped off the page.”

  “The sun smiled down on us.”

• “She was a tornado on the dance floor.”

  “Life is a highway.”

• "He ran as fast as a cheetah on the basketball court."

Which of the following is the correct definition of author's style?

• The author or narrator’s attitude towards a subject

• An author's way of expressing something in writing, developed through various techniques (tone, word choice)

• A technique of selecting specific words 

Which of the following is the correct definition of tone?

• The author or narrator’s attitude towards a subject

• A way of expressing something in writing, develope

• A technique of selecting specific words 

Which of the following is the correct definition of word choice?

• A way of expressing something in writing, developed through various techniques (tone, word choice)

• The author or narrator’s attitude towards a subject 

• A technique of selecting specific words 

True or False:

Authors’ word choice relays their tone on the subject/topic that they’re writing about

• True

• False