Exploring Figurative Language: Similes, Metaphors, and Hyperboles

Join Philli in the Enchanted Buckets store to learn about similes, metaphors, and hyperboles. The video explains each concept with examples and includes an interactive practice session where viewers sort sentences into categories. Participants earn tickets for correct answers, which can be used to decorate a virtual castle. The lesson concludes with a summary and rewards for learning achievements.

What is a simile?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A statement that exaggerates

• A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

• A factual statement

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Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• He was a lion in the fight

• The moment lasted a lifetime

• Her hair is as yellow as the sun

• The dress is a rainbow of colors

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What is a metaphor?

• A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

• A statement that exaggerates

• A factual statement

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The mosquito's bite was as sharp as a tack

• He moves as slow as a snail

• She kicked the ball all the way to the moon

• The dress is a rainbow of colors

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What is a hyperbole?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A factual statement

• A statement that exaggerates

• A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

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Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?

• Her voice is music to my ears

• The lake was as clear as glass

• The Shopping Bag weighed a ton

• The library sounded like a bee nest

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Identify the type of figure of speech: 'The dancer was a whirlwind on the stage.'

• Simile

• None of the above

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

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Identify the type of figure of speech: 'The internet connection was slower than a turtle.'

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• None of the above

• Metaphor

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Identify the type of figure of speech: 'The Frog was as slick as oil.'

• Simile

• Metaphor

• None of the above

• Hyperbole

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Identify the type of figure of speech: 'She kicked the ball all the way to the moon.'

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• None of the above

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