Unit 2C Vocabulary Quiz

What is figurative language?

• Language meant to be taken literally

• Language not meant to be taken literally

• Language that uses only facts

• Language that describes numbers

"I have a mountain of homework to complete."

• Literal

• Figurative

What is a simile?

• Comparing two things using like or as

• Comparing two things without using like or as

• An expression with a literal meaning

• A type of mental image

What does this mean?

The stars were diamonds in the nighttime sky.

• The stars are expensive.
• The stars are not out tonight.
• The stars were bright and sparkling.

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing two things using like or as

• An expression with a literal meaning

• Comparing two things without using like or as

• A picture painted in your head

What is an idiom?

• A literal expression

• An expression with a different meaning from its literal meaning

• A type of simile

• A mental image

What does it mean to say: "It's raining cats and dogs!"?

• Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.
• It's raining very heavily.
• We are having a tornado.
• Animals have learned to fly.

What is imagery?

• A type of metaphor

• The author paints a picture in your head with their choice of words

• A literal description

• A type of idiom

What does an author use to create imagery?

• facts and opinions

• main ideas

• five senses

• exaggerated text

What is a mental image?

• A literal picture

• Visualizing details from a text

• A type of simile

• An expression with a literal meaning