Figurative Language in Reading Passages

I'm like a bird 

• symbol 

• syntax

• metaphor 

• simile

Select all of the main types of figurative language.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Allusion

• Personification

What is hyperbole?

• Comparing two unlike things.

• Referencing an outside concept or text.

• Giving non-humans, human traits.

• Exaggerating to make a point.

What is an allusion?

• Comparing two unlike things.

• Referencing an outside concept or text.

• Giving a non-human, human traits.

• Exaggerating to make a point.

What is the rhetorical device of parallelism?

• Repeating the exact same words over and over.

• Two lines that have the same slope.

• Repeating similar sentence structures or phrases over and over.

• Repeating the same themes over and over.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The sun was like a golden coin.

• The stars danced playfully in the sky.

• The car roared to life.

What is personification?

• Giving human traits to non-human things.

• Exaggerating to make a point.

• Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

• Referencing an outside concept or text.

Identify the simile in the following sentence: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

• Her smile was bright.

• As bright as the sun.

• Her smile was as bright.

• The sun was bright.

Which sentence contains an example of hyperbole?

• He runs faster than the wind.

• The leaves rustled in the breeze.

• The cake was sweet and delicious.

• The river flowed gently.

What is an allusion?

• A direct comparison between two things.

• A reference to another work of literature or art.

• A description that appeals to the senses.

• A statement that contradicts itself.