U2 W4 Word Study/Fig. Language

"I feel as happy as a puppy rolling around in the grass" is an example of....

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

"I have a ton of homework" is an example of...

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

"Her voice was music to my ears" is an example of...

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

"The palm trees were dancing in the wind" is an example of...

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

"I’ve seen this movie a thousand times" is an example of...

• personification

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• metaphor

What is a simile?

• Comparing two unlike things using like or as

• Comparing two things NOT using like or as

• An extreme exaggeration

• Giving human qualities to a non-living thing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

What is hyperbole?

• An extreme exaggeration

• Comparing two unlike things NOT using like or as

• Repetitive consonant sounds

What is a metaphor?

• Using like or as to compare two unlike things

• Comparing two things NOT using like or as

• A form of word play in which the word has a double meaning.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

What is personification?

• The repetition of usually consonant sounds.

• giving something human qualities

• Big exaggeration

What does the Greek root "meter" mean?

• far off

• light

• measure

• word

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B