Figurative Language

What is a simile?

• A type of fruit

• A type of dance

• A type of vehicle

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

Give an example of a simile.

• The wind whispered like a ghost in the night.

• Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.

• The water was as cold as ice.

• His smile was as bright as a lightbulb.

What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a mathematical equation used to solve for unknown variables

• A metaphor is a type of insect that lives in tropical regions

• A metaphor is a type of musical instrument commonly used in orchestras

• A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, without using the words 'like' or 'as'. It suggests that one thing is another thing, not just like it.

Give an example of a metaphor.

• The sun is a yellow ball.

• The world is a stage.

• Time is a thief.

• She is a shining star.

What is personification?

• Personification is the act of exaggerating a person's qualities

• Personification is the attribution of human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

• Personification is the process of creating a fake identity for a real person

• Personification is the practice of giving human names to animals

Give an example of personification.

• The book told an interesting story.

• The car raced down the highway.

• The sun smiled down on the earth.

• The tree danced in the wind.

What is an idiom?

• An idiom is a mathematical equation

• An idiom is a phrase or expression with a figurative meaning.

• An idiom is a type of musical instrument

• An idiom is a type of insect

Give an example of an idiom.

• Jump the fence

• Climb the tree

• Swim the ocean

• Kick the bucket

What figurative language technique is used in the phrase 'time flies'?

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

Explain the difference between a simile and a metaphor.

• A simile is used in poetry, while a metaphor is used in prose.

• The difference between a simile and a metaphor is that a simile uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two things, while a metaphor directly equates one thing with another.

• A simile compares two unrelated things, while a metaphor compares two similar things.

• A simile is a type of metaphor, but a metaphor is not a type of simile.