Figurative Language in Red Kayak

Figurative Language in Red Kayak

​What is figurative language?

​A type of descriptive language where the meaning of the phrase is not to be taken literally or word for word. The phrase has a deeper or more abstract meaning.

​Figurative vs. Literal Language

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence from chapter 1 of Red Kayak and determine whether the language is literal or figurative. 

"I could bleed the engine tonight, set my alarm for 4 A.M., and be on the river before the sun was up over the tree line.

• figurative

• literal 

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence from chapter 1 of Red Kayak and determine whether the language is literal or figurative. 

"It's a pretty river, the Corsica. But it doesn't have a heart..."

• literal

• figurative

​Figurative Language Review

Multiple Choice

Read this example of figurative language from chapter 1 of Red Kayak and identify the type of figurative language that is used.

"Despite everything, I still marvel at how all those tiny ripples in the water can catch the sunlight..."

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

Read this example of figurative language from chapter 1 of Red Kayak and identify the type of figurative language that is used.

"....make the river shimmer like a million jewels were strewn on the surface."

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

Read this example of figurative language from chapter 1 of Red Kayak and identify the type of figurative language that is used.

"Deceptive..." (referring to the water)

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

Read this example of figurative language from chapter 1 of Red Kayak and identify the type of figurative language that is used.

"...the same water can seem as smooth as glass."

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

Read this example of figurative language from chapter 1 of Red Kayak and identify the type of figurative language that is used.

"You'd never know that underneath, the currents run so hard and so fast."

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

Read this example of figurative language from chapter 1 of Red Kayak and identify the type of figurative language that is used.

"It's a pretty river, the Corsica. But it doesn't have a heart..."

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

​Exploring Oxymorons and preparing to read chapter 2

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Multiple Choice

What is an oxymoron?

• the comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as

• a type of figurative language that uses terms that contradict, but often make a true statement

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of an oxymoron?

• jumbo shrimp

• deafening silence

• as pretty as a picture

• confirmed rumor

Poll

How are you feeling about figurative language?

• STOP! I'm lost and have no idea what's happening.

• I understand most of it, but could use a little more practice.

• I understand everything independently.

• I'm a figurative language pro!