Figurative Language Guided Notes

What is figurative language?

• Words and phrases that mean exactly what is written.

• Language that uses figures of speech to build meaning beyond the literal.

• A type of language used only in poetry.

• Words that are difficult to understand.

What is the primary purpose of using figurative language?

• To make texts shorter and more concise.

• To confuse readers with complex meanings.

• To bring out emotion and help readers make images in their mind.

• To ensure all text is literal and factual.

Which type of figurative language gives human traits to something that is not human?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

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What is the primary purpose of using imagery in writing?

• To create an extreme exaggeration for dramatic effect.

• To make a brief, indirect reference to a well-known person, place, or idea.

• To use language that engages the reader's five senses, forming a mental picture.

• To use an expression that means something more than its literal definition.

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• If you don't zip your lips, I will zip them for you!

• The scruffy black cat's back arches and hair stands straight up when it encounters the chocolate brown snarling dog whose teeth look like little knives covered in butter.

• Let's not go there; it will unlock Pandora's box.

• Finally, on the millionth time he asked her out a date, she said yes! He felt like the king of the world!