Explain Figurative Language

Write a sentence to describe the trees using hyperbole.

Which metaphor best represents this image?

c

time is green

time is like moeny

money is time

time is money

The portion of the iceberg above the water can be labeled as _______ in this visual metaphor.

a

discipline

failure

success

disappointment

Review this advertisement and explain the meaning of this visual metaphor.

Why did the author include the following figurative language?

• To show the movement of the storm over the different cities in the area.

• To describe the beauty of the trees in the storm as they swayed.

• To show the intensity of the storm by describing the effect on sound and movement.

• To explain how the people felt scared when the storm was at its worst because of how loud it was.

Why did the author include the following figurative language?

• To explain how the author wish he had used the old controller instead.

• To illustrate how intensely his brother was staring which shows he was displeased at what he saw.

• To convey the difference between using the old controller in comparison to the new controller.

• To show how much his brother liked lasers as a superpower and his wish for wanting them.

Why did the author include the following figurative language?

The smells from the panaderia basically dragged me inside; the pan dulce was screaming my name!

• To emphasize the speaker's reluctance and contrast it with their desire for the baked goods.

• To show the superiority of pan dulce over conchas.

• To describe the feeling of the sugar rush from eating the pan dulce.

• To illustrate the smells using movement which shows how addictive sugar is.

Why did the songwriter include the following figurative language?

I feel berserk as a tightrope walker in a three-ring circus

• To draw attention to the speaker's desicion making skills and how they need to be better.

• To illustrate the speaker's feeling of being out of contrl and feeling frenzied.

• To bring awareness to how dangerous of a job it is to be a tightrope walker.

• To show how skilled the speaker is at walking on a tightrope.

Identify which figurative language technique is being used in the following sentence: WE HEARD THE BOOMING THUNDER THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SKY.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

Identify the correct definition of PERSONIFICATION.

• To give human-like qualities to non-human objects

• Using exaggeration to prove a point

• A peculiar phrase that cannot be taken literally

• Comparing 2 objects using "like" or "as"