figurative language

_______________ is a short saying that is a general truth or a piece of advice.

• A prediction

• A proverb

• A context clue

• A text feature

______________________ and _____________________ are types of figurative language where two very different things are being compared.

• Context clues and text features

• Personification and hyperbole

• Predictions and proverbs

• Similes and metaphors

A ___________________ uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison more vivid.

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

A _________________ compares two things directly, saying one thing "is" something else.

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

What's the meaning of this simile?

"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is read

• She talks really loudly

• She gets really angry

• She spits when she talks

The idiom "Every cloud has a silver lining" means...

• Every cloud is outlined in silver

• It was a great movie with Jennifer Lawrence

• Even difficult days will turn out for the better

• Move on with life

"Ogres are like onions" is a

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Neither

What is the meaning of the following simile?

"as hungry as a bear recently awakened from hibernation"

• Someone is really hungry

• Someone is slightly sleepy

• Someone is extremely sleepy.

• Someone is slightly hungry.

What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?

Her diary was her best friend, guarding her secrets quietly.

• "best friend" and "secrets"

• "diary'' and "secrets"

• "Diary" and "her best friend"

• "her" and "diary"

What is the meaning of the following Simile?

Sylvia's new lotion made her face as smooth as a baby's skin.

• Sylvia's face was really rough.

• Sylvia's face was really smooth.

• Sylvia's face was oily.

• Sylvia's face was really dry.