Explain Figurative Language

Identify the sentence below that is a METAPHOR.

• My new bike is as fast as a race car!

• My new bike can go around the world in an hour!

• My new bike is a jet plane because it goes so fast!

• My new bike is the fastest bike ever in the history of time!

Identify the figurative language technique found in the following sentence. THE TIMID TURTLE TOOTLED TO THE TRAIN TRACKS.

• Metaphor

• Pun

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Identify the correct definition below that matches HYPERBOLE.

• A peculiar phrase that cannot be taken literally

• A word that sounds like its meaning

• A play on words

• Using exaggeration to prove a point

Identify the figurative language technique that is used when TWO OR MORE WORDS BEGIN WITH THE SAME SOUND IN A SENTENCE OR A LINE OF POETRY.

• Alliteration

• Play on words

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

Identify the sentence that does NOT use HYPERBOLE.

• During PE today, I ran 10,000 miles!

• I jumped a mile in the air when I saw that snake in my yard!

• I screamed when my brother jumped out from behind the door!

• I cried a ten million tears during that movie!

Identify the figurative language used AND identify the meaning of the sentence.

• Simile; our car is old.

• Hyperbole; our car is a breathing animal

• Pun; a play on words

• Metaphor; our car is very old.

Identify the type of figurative language AND explain the meaning of the sentence below.

• Metaphor; my brother eats a lot

• Simile; my brother eats a lot.

• Personification; giving a non-human object human-like characteristics.

• Onomatopoeia--describes what it sounds like

Identify the following sentence that contains PERSONIFICATION.

• The book fell out of my hands.

• I dropped the book as I was walking.

• The book jumped out of my hands.

• I lost my balance, and the books plunged to the floor.

The figurative language in these sentences emphasizes that Kirby thinks Coach Armstrong is —

• spiteful

• intimidating

• arrogant

• mysterious

The author uses the comparison to help the reader understand —

• how impossible the task of untying the knot appears

• that trying to untie the knot is physically painful

• how dirty the knot seems to be

• that the knot is a dangerous object