Figurative language is a tool writers use to describe a feeling, or create a picture or situation when the usual words do not convey it perfectly. It is used to convey a complicated meaning or creatively express comparison.

• True

• False

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Metaphor: a _________ comparison of two unlike things.

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Which of the following is a metaphor?

• The snow is a white blanket.

• She is as busy as a bee.

• He swims like a fish.

• Her tears flowed like a river.

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Which of the following is a metaphor?

• The classroom was a zoo.

• The moon was like a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.

• She is as fierce as a tiger.

• He runs like the wind.

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Which of the following is a metaphor?

• Her voice is music to my ears.

• He is as brave as a lion.

• The stars are sparkling like diamonds in the night sky.

• She danced like a leaf on the wind.

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What figurative language is used in this example?

"And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast

I'm never going back, the past is in the past

Let it go.."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

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Simile: A comparison of two unlike things using the words “____” or “as”

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Which of the following is a simile?

• Life is like a rollercoaster

• Life is a gift

• I'm so busy I could die

• I slept on a cloud

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Which of these figurative language does NOT use alliteration?

• Bed, Bath, and Beyond

• Soft snow falls silently from the sky

• The cute dog fell down

• Sitting slightly sideways

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allusion: a_________ to a person, place, text, or item.

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