Power of Figurative Language

What is the main purpose of figurative language in storytelling according to the passage?

• To create vivid images and make the story more engaging

• To confuse the reader with complex language

• To provide factual information

• To simplify the plot

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• As brave as a lion

• A shining star

• The wind whispered through the trees

• I've told you a million times

How does a metaphor differ from a simile based on the passage?

• A metaphor directly states one thing is another, while a simile uses 'like' or 'as'

• A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as', while a simile directly states one thing is another

• A metaphor is a type of hyperbole

• A metaphor is used to give human qualities to non-human elements

What effect does hyperbole have in storytelling?

• It emphasizes a point or creates a dramatic effect

• It provides factual information

• It simplifies complex ideas

• It gives human qualities to non-human elements

What is personification according to the passage?

• Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas

• Exaggerating statements for dramatic effect

• Comparing two different things using 'like' or 'as'

• Directly stating one thing is another

Match the figurative language with the qualities and examples.

Groups:

(a) simile

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(b) metaphor

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(c) hyperbole

,

(d) personfication

• the world is a stage
• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
• the wind whispered through the trees
• uses like or as

• time is a thief
• the stars danced in the night sky
• He's older than the hills
• an extreme exagerration

• like a bolt of lightning

• gives human feelings or actions sto something not human

• compares without using like or as

• as brave as a lion

Match the figurative language to its literal meaning.

• He was working for a long time.

• Time is a thief.

• A lot of time has passed unexpectedly.

• My mom is like a summer day.

• He is emotionally unresponsive.

• My sister was a lion when I destroyed her favorite shirt.

• She is warm and loving.

• He stayed up for a trillion hours doing homework.

• She was very angry.

• He has a heart of stone.