Figurative Language

A type of figurative language that compares one thing to another thing using the words "like" or "as" is called a....

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

"The plates danced on the shelves during the earthquake" is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Alliterations

Which of the following is a simile?

• He has the eyes of a hawk

• She sings like an angel

• The walls in the apartment house were paper thin

• The man is a rock

A type of figurative language that gives human traits or characteristics to nonliving objects is called....

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

A metaphor is saying one thing is like another

• True

• False

The metaphor, "The boss' words were crystal clear" means ____

• It's obvious what the boss meant

• The boss wanted someone to buy him/her clear crystal

• What did the boss want?

The use of words to create mental images is called...

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Imagery

Making an exaggeration for effect is...

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Simile

Which of the following statements is a hyperbole?

• The winter was wicked

• His hands are baseball mits

• The bird's legs are like sticks

• I'm so tired I could sleep for a million years

The purpose of figurative language is to:

• Make something more interesting

• Make a point

• Make a picture in your mind

• All of the above