Figurative Language

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• He was the bright sun in my eyes, standing before me.

• The treasure was as precious as a child to him.

• Her voice was beautiful music.

• Sarah made a face. The cafeteria food was gross mush.

What is a metaphor?

• Two images that are opposites, put next to each other for effect.

• Comparing two things using like or as

• The same sound in the middle of the word

• Comparing two things without using like or as

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

• "There's always a silver lining."

• "She didn't want to go to school because she was too tired."

• "Bobby's hair was as messy as a bird's nest."

• "It was a cruel type of kindness."

Oxymoron's are...

• Comparing two words using like or as

• Comparing two words without using like or as

• Two words joined together to create an effect.

• Two ideas put together to create an effect.

Which of the following is an example of imagery?

• The haunted house stood on the end of the street.

• The haunted house loomed over the end of the street.

• The cracked and broken shades of the haunted house made the entire street seem dull and dim.

• The haunted house was big.

What is Alliteration?

• The same sounds at the beginning of words within a sentence.

• The same sounds at the end of words within a sentence.

• The same sounds in the middle of words within a sentence.

• The same vowel sounds.

"The early bird always gets the worm." This is an example of what?

• Idiom

• Oxymoron

• Cliche

• Metaphor

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• The graveyard was creepy at night.

• No pain, no gain.

• It felt like I had to wait in line for a thousand years.

• He was as charming as could be.

What is an onomatopoeia?

• When the spelling or word mimics a sound.

• Comparing two things using like or as.

• A phrase that is not interpreted literally.

• The same beginning sound in words.

What is personification?

• Extreme exaggeration

• Comparing two things without using like or as

• A word or phrase said over and over for emphasis

• Giving human characteristics to an object