Figurative Language

What is a simile?

• A simile is a type of fruit

• A simile is a type of dance

• A simile is a type of car

• A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

Give an example of a metaphor.

• The book was a treasure trove.

• She is a shining star.

• The world is a stage.

• The sun is a flower.

Explain personification and provide an example.

• Personification involves giving human characteristics to animals.

• Personification is only used in poetry.

• Personification is attributing human characteristics to non-human things. For example, 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.'

• Personification is a type of simile.

What is hyperbole and how is it used in writing?

• Hyperbole is a form of writing that focuses on historical accuracy.

• Hyperbole is a type of poem that uses rhyming couplets.

• Hyperbole is a literary device that involves using the same word repeatedly.

• Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally. It is used in writing to create emphasis, humor, or to make a point more dramatic.

Identify the literary device in the phrase 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Provide an example of onomatopoeia.

• buzz

• sizzle

• whisper

• clap

How does alliteration enhance the sound of a sentence?

• Alliteration enhances the sound of a sentence by introducing random consonant sounds.

• Alliteration enhances the sound of a sentence by removing all consonant sounds.

• Alliteration enhances the sound of a sentence by creating a rhythmic and melodic quality through the repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• Alliteration enhances the sound of a sentence by repeating the same vowel sounds.

In the sentence 'The wind whispered through the trees,' what figurative language is used?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Give an example of hyperbole in everyday language.

• I'm so thirsty I could drink an ocean.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• I'm so cold I could freeze to death.

• I'm so tired I could run a marathon.

Identify the figurative language in the phrase 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.'

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole