Exploring Figurative Language and Sound Devices

What is figurative language?

• Language meant to be taken literally

• Language that uses figures of speech

• Language that is always true

• Language that is always false

Which of the following is a sound device?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Alliteration

What words are used in a simile to make a comparison?

• Like or as

• Is or are

• And or but

• With or without

Which sentence is an example of a metaphor?

• She runs faster than a cheetah

• She runs like a cheetah

• She is a cheetah

• She runs as fast as a cheetah

What is hyperbole?

• A comparison using like or as

• An exaggeration to make a point

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

• A word whose sound suggests its meaning

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The tree danced in the wind

• Boom, Wow, Bang

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

What does onomatopoeia refer to?

• A comparison using like or as

• An exaggeration to make a point

• A word whose sound suggests its meaning

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

Which sentence is an example of alliteration?

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse

• Boom, Wow, Bang

• The tree danced in the wind

What is repetition in literature?

• Using the same initial consonant sound

• Using any element of language more than once

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

• A word whose sound suggests its meaning

What is a refrain?

• An exaggeration to make a point

• A repeated word, phrase, or series of lines

• A word whose sound suggests its meaning

• A comparison using like or as