Nonfiction and Figurative Language

Match each of the following definitions to the correct term.

• Metaphor

• A comparison of two very unlike things

• Annotation

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• Personification

• When an inanimate object is given human characteristics

• Simile

• A note or comment added to a text

• Onomatopoeia

• A word that imitates a sound

TRUE OR FALSE?

"Tall as the clouds" is an example of a metaphor.

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE?

"Life is a highway" is an example of personification.

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE?

"You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs" is an example of a metaphor.

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE?

"The tree came crashing down with a thud" is an example of onomatopoeia.

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE?

"The wind whispered in my ear" is an example of personification.

• True

• False

What is a written work about real people, places and events?

• Figurative Language

• Nonfiction

• Fiction

• Bibliography

What type of nonfiction do people typically write about themselves?

• Autobiography

• Biography

• Bibliography

• Personification

If Mrs. Murrihy wanted to write a work of nonfiction about one of her students, what type of nonfiction would that be?

• Memoir

• Personal Narrative

• Story

• Biography

If Mrs. Barbour wanted to write about the period in her life where she wore braces on her teeth, what kind of nonfiction would she write?

• Autobiography

• Personal Narrative

• Memoir

• Story