Figurative Language Lesson

What is the purpose of using figurative language in writing?

• To create vivid imagery, evoke emotions, and convey complex ideas in a more engaging and impactful way.

• To make the writing less engaging

• To limit the reader's imagination

• To confuse readers with unnecessary complexity

Explain the difference between a metaphor and a simile.

• A metaphor is used in poetry, while a simile is used in prose.

• A metaphor is always longer than a simile.

• A metaphor directly compares two unlike things, while a simile uses 'like' or 'as' to compare them.

• A metaphor compares two similar things, while a simile compares two opposite things.

How does figurative language enhance the reader's experience?

• Figurative language enhances the reader's experience by being overly simplistic, lacking creativity, and limiting imagination.

• Figurative language enhances the reader's experience by causing boredom, disconnecting the reader, and providing no emotional impact.

• Figurative language enhances the reader's experience by confusing the reader, creating ambiguity, and detracting from the text.

• Figurative language enhances the reader's experience by creating vivid imagery, evoking emotions, and adding depth to the text.

Give an example of personification.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The sun is shining brightly.

• The mountain stood tall and proud.

• The river flowed gently downstream.

Define onomatopoeia.

• A form of poetry

• A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes.

• A type of fruit

• A mathematical equation

Give an example of alliteration.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• Mary had a little lamb.

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

What is imagery in literature?

• Imagery in literature is the use of vivid and descriptive language to create mental images in the reader's mind.

• Imagery in literature is limited to visual descriptions only.

• Imagery in literature is the absence of descriptive language in a text.

• Imagery in literature refers to the use of musical elements in writing.

Which sentence contains a simile?

• Rachel smiled like a Cheshire cat.

• Boyd had been awake for 500 hours.

• Our mayer is no Abe Lincoln.

• Fairwell, my fair-haired friend.

Love is a thrill ride. This sentence uses: 

• juxtaposition

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

This kid was a young Albert Einstein. This sentence uses:

• onomatopoeia

• assonance

• metaphor

• allusion