Figurative Language Terms in Context

The breeze beneath my wings held me aloft with its gentle hands is an example of what type of figurative language?

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

The repetition of sound at the end of words is called ________.  

• stanzas
• lines
• rhyme 
• figurative language

What is the purpose of rhyme in a poem?

• It adds meaning to the poem

• It adds structure to a poem

• It helps readers imagine a noise

The repeated sounds at the beginnings of words

(Mother may I make more muffins?)

• alliteration

• consonance

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

What is an example of an alliteration?

• The vase flew off of the shelf. 
• Powerful pandas punch parrots.
• The plant liked to fly.
• I like to eat pie

What is personification?

• The same beginning sound repeated
• Giving human characteristics to non-human things
• A word that is a sound
• An exaggeration

Which is an example of personification?

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse

• The sun is like a light bulb

• The sun smiled at us

• I want to be awesome

"After he ate the chocolate chip cookies, guilt poked and chewed at Anthony."
What is being personified?

• The chocolate chips
• The cookie
• Anthony
• Guilt

Which phrase best describes the danger the sandstorm represents to travelers?

• "no stars either, in this blackest of nights"

• "with hungry arms swirling in every direction"

• "that blocked the entire horizon"

• "the sun and sky quickly retreated"

Read the sentence below. Then find the definition for the underlined word that fits the context of the sentence in which the word appears. Select the correct answer below.

"There were no stars either, in this blackest of nights, and Miguel's desert steed began to stumble blindly as the brute force overcame them."

• scenery that is in view

• strong and unreasoning

• painting of natural land or the countryside

• mean or violent person