Understanding Figurative Language

What is the primary purpose of using figurative language in writing?

• To simplify the text

• To create vivid images in the reader's mind

• To make the text longer

• To confuse the reader

Which figurative language uses 'like' or 'as' to make comparisons?

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Simile

What does a simile directly compare?

• Objects to ideas

• Human actions to objects

• Two unlike things

• Sounds to visuals

What is the effect of using similes in writing?

• To describe sounds accurately

• To confuse the reader with complexity

• To compare unlike things vividly

• To directly state facts

Choose the correct interpretation of the simile 'busy like a bee'.

• Being unproductive

• Being extremely active

• Being slow

• Being loud

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• Life is a rollercoaster.

• The clock screamed at me.

• He roared like a lion.

• She is like a cheetah in the race.

What does the metaphor 'She cried a river' imply?

• She cried a lot.

• She was near a river.

• She heard a river.

• She literally turned into a river.

What is the main function of metaphors in literature?

• To give human characteristics to non-human entities

• To explicitly compare two things using 'like' or 'as'

• To imply a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

• To describe the sound of words

How does personification affect the reader's experience?

• By reducing clarity

• By making descriptions more technical

• By shortening descriptions

• By adding human traits to non-humans

Identify the figurative language: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia