Figurative Language Review #1

Simile is a comparison using "like" or "as." Select all the options that are similes.

• 1. Busy as a beaver.

• Stubborn as a mule.

• 1. Tall as a giraffe.

• 1. Red as a tomato.

• 1. Fast as lightning.

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Simile is a comparison using "like" or "as." Give an example of a simile below.

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"The classroom was a zoo."

This is a metaphor. The classroom is compared to a zoo, suggesting that it was chaotic and noisy.

Select all options that are metaphors. Remember: Similes use "like" or "as" — metaphors do not.

• Love is a battlefield.

• 1. Life is a journey.

• 1. The world is a stage.

• Quiet as a lamb.

• Cute as a button.

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A metaphor is when you describe something by saying it's something else. For example, saying "the world is a stage" means life is like a play.

Write your own metaphor below.

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Personification is giving human characteristics to non-human objects. For example, "The wind whispered through the trees."

Select all the personifications below.

• 1. The sun smiled down on the earth.

• The table looked like a heavy elephant.

• 1. The stars danced in the night sky.

• 1. Time flies when you're having fun.

• Small as mice.

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Which of the below best completes the metaphor "Knowledge is _____"?

• bus

• key

• dancing

• raindrops

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Alliteration is when words in a sentence or phrase start with the same sound or letter. Which of the below are examples of alliteration?

• Peter Piper picked peppers.

• Sally sells seashells.

• Big brown bears...

• Don't mess with Texas.

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Write your own three word alliteration below.

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Irony is when something happens in a way that seems opposite to what is expected. Select all the examples of irony below.

• 1. A fire station catching fire.

• 1. A doctor smoking cigarettes.

• 1. Saying "I love rainy days" on a sunny day.

• Lampshades that do a fine job shading us from light.

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Imagery is when words are used to create vivid mental pictures or sensations in the reader's mind. Which of the following are examples of imagery? (Select all that apply)

• 1. The sky was a blanket of stars.

• 1. The smell of freshly baked bread filled the air.

• The dog jumped twice on Saturday.

• 1. The old house had peeling paint, creaky floors, and dust in every corner.

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