Figurative Language

What is figurative language?

• Comparing using "like" or "as."

• When words mean something other than their literal meaning.

• The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words.

• When words mean exactly what they are saying.

What are the 6 types of Figurative Language that you have learned?

• Imagery, personification, repetition, assonance, hyperbole, and idiom

• Simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, hyperbole, and onomatopoeia

• Idiom, metaphor, imagery, hyperbole, simile, and alliteration

• Simile, metaphor, idiom, assonance, alliteration, and hyperbole

What does the term 'hyperbole' refer to in figurative language?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• An extreme exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect

• The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words

• A word that imitates the sound it represents

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• Gracie is as brave as a lion.

• Luke is a night owl.

• Time is money.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

What does the term 'simile' refer to in figurative language?

• Sound words

• Compares WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

• An extreme exaggeration

• Compares using "like" or "as"

A bird fluttered past my window.

What type of figurative language is being used?

• Personification

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

What does the term 'metaphor' refer to in figurative language?

• Compares WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

• The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words

• Compares using "like" or "as"

• Giving animals or objects human characteristics

The flowers were begging for water.

What type of figurative language is being used?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

What does the term 'personification' refer to in figurative language?

• The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words

• Sound words

• Giving animals or objects human characteristics

• Comparing using "like" or "as"

Michael met Matthew at the movies in Manhattan.

What type of figurative language is being used?

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole