Interpret Figurative Language

What is the meaning of this Metaphor?

"Time is Money."

• Time is not important.

• Time is expensive and valuable.

• Time is Gold.

Which is NOT an example of a simile?

• Her heart is like gold.

• He is as busy as a bee.

• Life is a rollercoaster.

• She is larger than life.

"The stars in the sky winked," is an example of what?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

The figurative language that you use to compare two unlike things WITHOUT using "like", "than", or "as" is...

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Analogy

When someone says "the world is your oyster," what do they mean?

• The world is hard and closed off.

• You have the ability and the freedom to do anything or go anywhere.

• The world is full of riches waiting to be discovered.

• Life is like an oyster; difficult to open but rewarding.

What is the meaning of this figurative language?

"I'll be your gold; I'll be your silver; I'll be your platinum."

• He is rich

• He is handsome to her

• He is valuable or precious to her

• He is untrustworthy

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• Time is a thief.

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• He ran like the wind.

What does the idiom "burning the midnight oil" mean?

• Literally setting oil on fire at midnight.

• Wasting resources.

• Staying up late to work or study.

• Cooking late at night.

Which figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things?

• Similie

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Onomatopoeia

This school is an asylum.

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia