Figurative Language: What Does It Mean?

Which of the following statements is true?

• The hyperbole shows she doesn't do anything but talk nonstop.

• The metaphor means she is loud and obnoxious but won't do any harm.

• The idiom means she is a big talker but won't actually do anything.

• The irony shows she thinks she is dangerous, but she is actually delightful.

After Inna got in a fight with her sister, it was as if there was a wall between them. Even while sitting next to each other at dinner, neither would talk to the other for days. Which of the following statements is true about "a wall between them"?

• The metaphor shows that the sisters stayed in separate rooms

• The allusion shows that the sisters kept space between them.

• The hyperbole shows that the sisters had the tendency to stay angry.

• The idiom shows that the sisters held a serious grudge.

Which of the following statements is an allusion?

• My mom blames me for the constant fighting, but my brother is entire problem.

• Nobody in the entire universe is more annoying than my brother.

• My brother drives me up the wall, and I can't wait for him to move out.

• My brother acts like a miserable Scrooge. For my birthday, he gave me $1.00.

What type of figurative language is used in the passage below?

• allusion

• hyperbole

• irony

• simile

Figurative language (4)

What does it mean "the sky was in a temper," in this selection?

• The sky was not happy.

• The sky is actually a person who did all of these things.

• It was going to rain in some places.

• The sky was causing a big storm with lots of wind.

The small dog tugged on the taut leash. He did not walk so much as bound, his broad chest heaving through the tall grass like the bow of a ship splitting waves that closed just as quickly again behind him.

Which of the following statements is true?

• The simile shows the dog was running easily and gracefully through the grass.

• The metaphor shows the dog was leaping through the grass.

• The irony shows the small dog had the power of a much larger object.

• The rhyme shows the graceful movement of the dog.

My family is the ocean around us. My father is the hurricane, knocking anything and everybody out of his path. My mother is the sunshine after the storm, clearing and calming everything else. Which of the following statements is true?

• The similes show the importance of each family member in the speaker's life.

• The metaphors highlight the personalities of each family member.

• The imagery conveys how the speaker feels about each family member.

• The personification illustrate the importance of the speaker's family.

Lando couldn't believe it. The beast couldn't be from this world. It was at least 10 feet tall and moving with more speed than any two-legged animal that Lando knew of.

What type of figurative language is present?

• imagery

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• oxymoron

If I were a Rose painted black,

would you cast me aside

like blackened, burnt rice?

Would my color tarnish my sweet smell?

Which statement is true?

• The symbolism creates a caring and dedicated tone.

• The simile creates a gloomy and rejected tone.

• The irony creates an angry and sarcastic tone.

• The imagery creates a bland and ordinary tone.