Exploring Figurative Language for Sixth Graders

The video tutorial reviews various types of figurative language, including simile, metaphor, personification, oxymoron, onomatopoeia, alliteration, pun, hyperbole, and allusion. Each type is explained with examples to help students understand their usage and effects in writing. The tutorial encourages students to incorporate these elements into their writing to make it more engaging and meaningful.

What is a simile?

• A direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

• Two opposite ideas joined to create an effect.

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

• Giving human traits to non-human objects.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• 'Runs like the wind'

• 'Clear as mud'

• 'Baby, you're a firework'

• 'Busy as a bee'

What does personification mean?

• Giving animal characteristics to humans.

• Attributing human qualities to inanimate objects.

• Describing an object as if it is a person.

• Making a person seem like a fictional character.

Which of these is an oxymoron?

• Jumbo shrimp

• Pretty ugly

• Act naturally

• All of the above

What is onomatopoeia?

• A literary reference.

• A type of alliteration.

• A word that imitates the sound it represents.

• A type of metaphor.

Identify the alliteration:

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• The wind was a howling wolf.

• Silence is golden.

• He is as strong as an ox.

Which of these is a pun?

• An apple a day keeps the doctor away

• Time flies like an arrow

• Faster than the speed of light

• A salt with a deadly weapon

What is hyperbole?

• A direct comparison.

• A literal statement.

• An understatement.

• An exaggeration for effect.

What does an allusion refer to?

• An invented scenario.

• A detailed description of a historical event.

• A brief reference to a known work or event.

• A direct quote from another work.

Which of the following is an example of using figurative language in writing?

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• The book was on the table.

• He went home.

• The car stopped.