Romeo and Juliet - Act 1 - Figurative Language

What is a simile?

• a comparison using like or as

• giving human traits to nonhuman objects

• states one thing is another

• repeating sounds at the beginning of a word

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Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• It's pointless to write with a broken pencil.

• She was as proud as a peacock.

• I died of embarrassment.

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What is a metaphor?

• Repeats sounds at the beginning of words.

• Provides two opposite words together.

• States that one thing is another without using like or as.

• Giving something human characteristics.

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Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• Her eyes were diamonds.

• The warm sun smiled down on us.

• It's raining cats and dogs.

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What is personficiation?

• Compares two things using like or as.

• States one thing is another.

• Playful word choice.

• Giving something human characteristics.

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Which of the following is an example of personification?

• "O' loving hate"

• Mrs. Tommy was a busy as a bee this morning.

• The light danced on the surface of the water.

Answer explanation

Light can not actually dance, that is something a human does.

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What is a hyperbole?

• Repeating sounds at the beginning of a word.

• An extreme exaggeration.

• Playful word choice.

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Which of these is a hyperbole?

• They lived in a small cabin in the woods.

• The boy was taller than the Eiffel tower.

• Jackson was eating a bite-sized candy bar.

• The moon is overwhelmingly beautiful tonight.

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what is a pun?

• words that are sound the same but spelled different

• an idiom

• play on words: a joke

• pickle and onion mix

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Which one of these is considered a pun?

• It was like taking candy from a baby

• This is a piece of cake

• Kings worry about receding heir line