Figurative Language

Which word is commonly used in similes?

• and

• or

• like

• but

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

• A type of poem

• A type of story.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The sun is like a golden ball

• You are an open book

• She sings as sweetly as a bird

• He runs like the wind.

Which of the following is an example of imagery?

• The snowflakes glittered like diamonds.

• The car is red.

• The book is on the table.

• She is tall.

Imagery is used to describe one of the five ____.

• colors

• senses

• tastes

• sounds

Fill in the blank: Personification is giving _______ qualities to non-human things.

• A) animal-like

• B) human-like

• C) plant-like

• D) machine-like

Which of the following phrases is not an idiom?

• Break a leg

• It's raining cats and dogs

• The sky is blue

• Hit the books.

Fill in the blank: Hyperbole is a way of ______ something for emphasis.

• minimizing

• exaggerating

• ignoring

• simplifying

Fill in the blank: Onomatopoeia refers to words that sound similar to the ______ they describe.

• A) colors

• B) noises

• C) shapes

• D) sizes

Fill in the blank: The word 'Boom' is an example of ______.

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration