Figurative Language

What does it mean to analyze figurative language in a text?

• To examine how the author uses comparisons and descriptions to convey deeper meanings or emotions.

• To summarize the main ideas of the text.

• To identify the author's writing style and tone.

• To evaluate the text's historical context and relevance.

What is personification?

• A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

• A type of metaphor that compares two unlike things.

• A literary device that uses exaggeration for emphasis.

• A technique that involves the repetition of consonant sounds.

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of metaphor that does not use 'like' or 'as'.

• A phrase that describes something in a literal sense.

• A rhetorical question that does not require an answer.

What is the purpose of using figurative language?

• To create vivid imagery and express ideas in creative ways.

• To simplify complex ideas into straightforward statements.

• To adhere strictly to grammatical rules and conventions.

• To provide factual information without embellishment.

What is a metaphor?

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things directly, without using 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of analogy that uses 'like' or 'as' to make a comparison.

• A literary device that exaggerates for emphasis or effect.

• A phrase that describes something in a literal sense.

What is figurative language?

• A way of using words to create a special effect or meaning, often by comparing things or describing them in a non-literal way.

• A type of language that is only used in poetry and not in everyday conversation.

• A method of writing that focuses solely on literal meanings without any embellishments.

• A form of communication that uses complex jargon and technical terms.

Identify the figurative language: 'The classroom was a zoo.'

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

True or False: A simile compares two like things using 'like' or 'as'.

• True

• False

• A simile compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

• A simile is a type of metaphor.

What is onomatopoeia?

• A type of poetry that uses rhyme and meter

• Words that imitate the sounds they describe, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things

• A literary device that exaggerates for emphasis

True or False: Onomatopoeia refers to words that describe actions.

• True, it refers to words that describe actions.

• False, it refers to words that imitate sounds.

• True, it refers to words that imitate sounds.

• False, it refers to words that describe emotions.