Exploring Figurative Language and Sound Devices

What is the purpose of figurative language?

• To confuse the reader

• To paint a picture or emotion more clearly

• To create a musical effect

• To provide factual information

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The flag represents freedom

• My life is a puzzle

• She is as strong as an ant

• The wind sang through the trees

How does a metaphor differ from a simile?

• A metaphor is an over-exaggeration

• A metaphor does not use 'like' or 'as' for comparison

• A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison

• A metaphor gives human-like qualities to non-human things

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• The flag represents freedom

• Life is like a highway

• I’m starving

• The candles danced in the wind

What does personification do?

• Represents a bigger idea

• Exaggerates a statement

• Compares two unlike objects

• Gives human-like qualities to non-human things

What is alliteration?

• Repetition of vowel sounds

• Repetition of beginning sounds of words

• Repetition of a word or phrase

• Words that sound like their meaning

Which of the following is an example of assonance?

• The door slammed

• One fish, two fish, three fish, blue fish

• Try to light the fire

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper

What is the purpose of repetition in literature?

• To exaggerate a statement

• To create a musical effect

• To draw attention to important parts

• To confuse the reader

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The door slammed

• Try to light the fire

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper

• One fish, two fish, three fish, blue fish

What is rhyme?

• Repetition of a word or phrase

• Words that sound similar

• Repetition of vowel sounds

• Repetition of beginning sounds of words