Exploring Figurative Language and Its Examples

What is the primary difference between figurative and literal language?

• Literal language is more difficult to understand than figurative language.

• Figurative language uses comparisons, while literal language does not.

• Figurative language is used in everyday speech, while literal language is not.

• Literal language is used in poetry, while figurative language is not.

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• Life is like an onion.

• My heart is a lonely hunter.

• The road was a ribbon wrapped through the desert.

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

What key words indicate a simile?

• If or when

• And or but

• To be verbs

• Like or as

Which of the following sentences contains alliteration?

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• The road was a ribbon wrapped through the desert.

• She was wide-eyed and wondering while she waited for Walter to waken.

• Life is like an onion.

What is personification?

• An exaggerated statement.

• A word that imitates a sound.

• Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas.

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• Life is like an onion.

• I laughed my head off when he said the joke.

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• The firecracker made a loud kaboom.

What does onomatopoeia refer to?

• A contradiction in terms.

• A brief reference to a person, place, or event.

• The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of clauses.

• A word that imitates a sound.

Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?

• Blue moon

• Mad world

• Jumbo shrimp

• Fear leads to anger

What is the definition of irony?

• A brief reference to a person, place, or event.

• The opposite of what you expect to happen happens.

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

• A word that imitates a sound.

What is a paradox?

• A seemingly true statement that leads to a contradiction.

• A word that imitates a sound.

• A brief reference to a person, place, or event.

• The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of clauses.