Figurative Language Review

What is figurative language?

• Language that uses words or expressions that are different from what is actually meant.

• Language that makes reading more interesting.

• Language that makes writing more interesting.

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.4.5B

What is the following sentence an example of:

That girl is as sneaky as a snake!

• metaphor

• simile

• pun

• proverb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

What is the following sentence an example of:

You're toast!

• metaphor

• simile

• pun

• proverb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.4.5B

What is the following an example of:

I must have slept 100 hours last night!

• simile

• proverb

• hyperbole

• pun

What is the following sentence an example of:

Two heads are better than one!

• idiom

• palindrome

• hyperbole

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• A metaphor uses "like" or "as," but a simile does not.

• A metaphor is a direct comparison, but a simile uses "like" or "as."

• A metaphor exaggerates the truth, but a simile does not.

• A metaphor uses a play on words, but a simile does not.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

What is a pun?

• a direct comparison of two unlike things

• an extreme exaggeration

• a play on words by using words that have multiple meanings

• a word that can be read both forward and backward

What is a palindrome?

• a direct comparison of two unlike things

• an extreme exaggeration

• a play on words by using words that have multiple meanings

• a word that can be read both forward and backward

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4

What is the following sentence an example of:

She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

• pun

• simile

• alliteration

• hyperbole

What is the following an example of:

An apple a day keeps the doctor away!

• pun

• simile

• metaphor

• proverb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B