Figurative Language - Fisher

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A type of figurative language that makes a comparison that is NOT literal.

Front

Personification is:

Back

when a non-human object is given human characteristics.

Front

Hyperbole:

Back

An extreme exaggeration.

Front

Sensory detail is:

Back

Appeals to the reader through sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell.

Front

A simile is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

Back

Comparison between two objects using like or as.

Front

"The disappointment cut Brian down and made him new." This figurative language is an example of:

Back

Personification

Front

The bitter taste burned his throat as it came up from his stomach. His stomach cramped, and he knew he wouldn't sleep. This is an example of:

Back

sensory detail

Front

"He wiped his mouth and tried to move his leg, which had stiffened like wood." This means:

Back

Brian's leg would move because like wood it would not bend.

Front

"His legs were on fire, and his forehead felt like someone was pounding on it with a hammer."

Back

Getting out of the plane crash had been physically exhausting.

Front

"his leg was instantly torn with pain as if a hundred needles had been driven into it." What does this figurative language imply?

Back

Brian was suffering a great deal due to his injury.