FIGURATIVE LANGUAGES

A literary device that uses creative language to convey meaning in a more vivid and impactful way.

• literal language  

• figures of language

• lively language        

• figurative language

Which figurative languages uses words such as ‘like’ or ‘as’ to make comparison?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

Which figurative language uses words that indicate the opposite of what one meant to say?

• paradox        

• irony

• oxymoron

• onomatopoeia

Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the appropriate words.

The wind _____________ through the trees. (personification)

• whispered
• winked

• winded

• willowed

Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the appropriate words.

The room was filled with _____________ silence as they awaited the announcement. (irony)

• devastating

• deafening

• demanding

• deceiving

Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the appropriate words.

I can hardly see the road because it’s ______________ cats and dogs. (idiom)

• raising

• rinsing

• raining

• reigning

Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the appropriate words.

Motorboats are _______________ all around the ocean, frightening the sea creatures away. (onomatopoeia)

• whispering

• zooming

• looming

• swimming

Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the appropriate words.

The CEO was really a wolf in sheep’s _______________. (idiom)

• clothing

• cashmere

• cotton shirt

• dress

Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the appropriate words.

Some of my biggest ______________ have also been my failures. (paradox)

• winnings

• triumphs

• experiences

• concepts

Identify the figurative language used.

Time is a thief.

• metaphor

• simile

• oxymoron

• paradox