Figurative Language game

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.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does the following sentence really mean?

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

• If you eat right, you won't need to go to the doctor as often.

• You should bring apples to the doctor's office with you.

• Doctors are afraid of apples.

• You should eat nothing but apples every day.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is the following sentence an example of:

Two heads are better than one!

• idiom

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which is NOT an example of a simile?

• Her heart is like gold.

• He is as busy as a bee.

• Life is a rollercoaster.

• She is larger than life.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Her face was as red as a tomato" is an example of which kind of figurative language?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Your room is a pigsty!" is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A group of words used in a phrase or expression which means something different than what the words actually say is what kind of figurative language?

• Idiom
• Onomatopoeia
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4