Figurative Language Wrap-Up

Multiple Meaning Words and

Figurative Language Wrap-Up

A Quick Mini-Lesson

Multiple Meaning Words

Multiple Meaning Words

Many words in the English language have more than one meaning. It is important to identify which definition of a word is being used in a text, so that you can understand what you are reading. Context clues are a great way to identify the meaning of the word being used.

For example, let's look at this sentence: We heard the dog bark at the stranger.

• The word bark has more than one meaning:

• An animal noise or cry

• The protective outer layer of a tree

• Based on the context clues in the sentence, you know that the first definition is the one being used for the word bark in this sentence.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the word dash in the following sentence?

My mom and dad had to dash out the door so that they wouldn't be late for work.

• A small amount of a solid or liquid

• To run or travel somewhere in a great hurry

Multiple Choice

Which definition of the word miss is used in the following sentence?

If I didn't hurry, I was going to miss the bus to school.

• A title used for an unmarried young woman

• To feel the absence of someone

• To fail to understand something

• To fail to reach something

Now Let's Wrap Up Some Figurative Language Practice

(with some bonus review questions of other things we've learned this year)

Open Ended

Write a word that is an example of onomatopoeia.

Multiple Select

Check ALL of the sentences that are examples of a simile.

• The sun smiled down on the village.

• Her smile was like a ray of sunshine.

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• I like her smile.

Multiple Choice

BONUS QUESTION: Why did I underline the word "all " in this sentence from the previous slide?:

Check ALL of the sentences that are examples of a simile.

• To show that the word "all" was not important

• To make sure you know how to spell "all"

• To draw your attention to the word "all"

Open Ended

How are similes and metaphors alike?

Open Ended

How are similes and metaphors different?

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the following sentence?

My mom erupts like a volcano when I don't do my chores on time.

• Lava starts to come out of the mom.

• The mom's hair gets red and hot.

• The mom jumps into the air.

• The mom gets really angry.

Multiple Choice

BONUS QUESTION:

What is the point-of-view of this sentence?

My mom erupts like a volcano when I don't do my chores on time.

• 1st person point-of-view

• 3rd person point-of-view

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of hyperbole?

• The repetition of beginning consonant sounds

• An exaggeration not meant to be taken literally

• Words that represent the sounds they make

Multiple Select

Which TWO types of figurative language are used in the following sentence?

His voice is deep and growling like a grumpy grizzly bear.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

Multiple Choice

"The plates danced on the shelves during the earthquake" is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Open Ended

Explain why the sentence below is NOT a simile:

There are a lot of things I like about summertime.

Multiple Choice

Which of these sentences is an example of figurative language?

• September and October are my favorite months.

• We like to paint pumpkins and put them on the porch.

• I like to rake leaves and jump into them.

• We do the corn maze as a family.

Multiple Choice

BONUS QUESTION: What would be the best heading for these sentences?

September and October are my favorite months.

We like to paint pumpkins and put them on the porch.

I like to rake leaves and jump into them.

We do the corn maze as a family.

• Games and Crafts

• Months of the Year

• Fall

Multiple Choice

BONUS QUESTION: What is the best summary of the following paragraph?

September and October are Janie's favorite months. Her family paints pumpkins and puts them on their porch. Janie likes to rake leaves and jump into them. Her family does a corn maze every year.

• Janie's family is good at corn mazes.

• Janie is better at painting pumpkins than carving pumpkins.

• Janie enjoys doing activities in the fall.

• Janie gets along really well with her family.

Multiple Choice

Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

If the boy bounces the ball off the balcony, then it will bonk Betty's bike below.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

Multiple Choice

BONUS QUESTION:

What is the organizational pattern of this sentence?

If the boy bounces the ball off the balcony, then it will bonk Betty's bike below.

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

Fill in the Blank

"It is a million degrees outside" is an example of which type of figurative language?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following words is not an example of onomatopoeia?

• Hello

• Meow

• Quack

• Pop

Multiple Choice

The following sentence is which type of figurative language?

Her eyes were waterfalls, as she shed tear after tear.

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Multiple Choice

BONUS QUESTION: What is the definition of the word "shed" as it is used in the following sentence?

Her eyes were waterfalls as she shed tear after tear.

• A small building used for storage or shelter

• To send out or give off

• To let something flow out

• To take something off

Nice job!

If you struggled with the figurative language questions, make sure you review your notes on their definitions. Also, look over figurative language assignments we have done. You can also ask a teacher for help!

Poll

Do you feel like you understand the different types of figurative language?

• Oh yeah, I've got this!

• Kind of

• I don't get it!