Context Clues and Figurative Language

I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 

• hyperbole

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

Life is like a box of chocolates

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• alliteration

The lightweight fighter lost so much weight, he looked as thin as a rail.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Oxymoron

"Life is a journey" is an example of what?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. 

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Based on context clues, what is the meaning of the word SAGACITY?

When your plan brings us great wealth, you will be rewarded for your sagacity.

• good looks

• errors

• intelligence

• foolishness

Ben is so APPREHENSIVE about appearing in the play that he has an upset stomach.

• thrilled

• modest

• bored

• nervous

“There is a place where the sidewalk ends and before the street begins, and there the grass grows soft and white”

• visual

• auditory

• olfactory

• tactile

Language that uses figures of speech; many different types; a great tool for enhancing your writing

• Affixes

• Context Clues

• Figurative Lanauge

Using clues and information around the word to figure out the meaning

• Affixes

• Context Clues

• Figurative Language