Interpret Figurative Language

You glow in my heart like the flames of uncounted candles.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Figurative

• Sentence

figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses

• inference

• incorporate

• construct

• imagery

to understand

• analyze

• incorporate

• evident

• interpret

Identify the cliche in the following sentence: 'He's as busy as a bee.'

• as quiet as a mouse

• as strong as an ox

• as busy as a bee

• as slow as a snail

Recognize the allusion in the following sentence: 'She had a smile that could light up the whole town, like Cinderella.'

• Sleeping Beauty

• Rapunzel

• Snow White

• Cinderella

Interpret the proverb: 'A stitch in time saves nine.' What does it mean?

• A stitch in time creates more problems

• It is better to procrastinate and deal with problems later

• It is better to deal with a problem immediately rather than waiting, as it will save time and effort in the long run.

• Dealing with problems immediately is a waste of time

Understand the oxymoron in the following phrase: 'Deafening silence.'

• Bright darkness

• Loud whisper

• The oxymoron in the phrase 'deafening silence' is the contradictory combination of 'deafening' and 'silence'.

• Jumbo shrimp

Identify the cliche in the following sentence: 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

• coming down in buckets

• raining cats and dogs

• falling like a monsoon

• pouring like a waterfall

Recognize the allusion in the following sentence: 'He's a real Romeo with the ladies.'

• He's a real Prince Charming with the ladies.

• He's a real Casanova with the ladies.

• He's a real Don Juan with the ladies.

• Romeo from Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'

Understand the oxymoron in the following phrase: 'Jumbo shrimp.'

• Giant prawn

• Huge lobster

• The oxymoron in the phrase 'Jumbo shrimp' is the juxtaposition of contradictory terms to create a paradoxical effect.

• Enormous crab