Metaphor Meanings

Similes, metaphors, and hyperboles are all examples of using figurative language.

• True

• False

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Identify which type of figurative language is being used below. “You know your mentor is your lifeline to the world in these Games.”

• Simile - a comparison that uses “like” or “as”.

  EX: She is as sly as a fox.

• Metaphor - a comparison without using “like” or “as”.

  Ex: She is a sly fox.

• Idiom - an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its elements.

  EX: Hit the lights!

• Personification - a type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities.

  EX: The wind whistled throughout the night.

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Identify which type of figurative language is being used below. “The woods became our savior, and each day I went a bit farther into its arms.”

• Simile - a comparison that uses “like” or “as”.

  EX: She is as sly as a fox.

• Metaphor - a comparison without using “like” or “as”.

  Ex: She is a sly fox.

• Idiom - an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its elements.

  EX: Hit the lights!

• Personification - a type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities.

  EX: The wind whistled throughout the night.

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unrelated things by stating that one thing is another thing

• Figurative Language

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Imagery

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The comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"?

• sonnet

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

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Metaphors

• use "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things.

• are a comparison of two unlike things where you say that one thing is something else.  For example, "My grandpa is a teddy bear."

• is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

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"A heart of gold" is an example of

• a simile

• a metaphor

• an analogy

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You are the apple of my eye" is an example of 

• a simile

• a metaphor

• an analogy

• personification

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Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• The sun was like a golden coin in the sky.

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• The wind howled like a wolf.

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What is the primary purpose of using metaphors in literature?

• To create a direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

• To provide a literal description of an object.

• To add depth and understanding by comparing two unlike things.

• To confuse the reader with complex language.

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