Figurative Language/Connotation

"Life is a journey" is an example of what?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Define hyperbole

• An overused phrase

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

• An over exaggeration

The word scrawny, as in "Jason appeared scrawny," has a _________ connotation.

• positive

• negative

Choose the word with the positive connotation.
gossip--chat

• gossip
• chat

I am as hungry as a bear! 

• hyperbole
• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor

Which word has a negative connotation?

• stench

• smell

McDonald's is an inexpensive meal. If you change the word inexpensive to cheap, the word now has a ____ connotation.

• positive
• negative

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.

My friend is very careful about spending money. I admire that, so I call him ______________.

• thrifty

• stingy

• miserly

• selfish

I recognized the familiar smell of my roommate's cooking. If you change the word smell to stench, the word now has a ____________ connotation.

• positive
• negative

The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. 

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification