Figurative Lang - Pt 1

Hyperboles are phrases that

• compare two unlike things

• exaggerate

• give person-like qualities to animals and things

• have a different meaning than the words.

I was so hungry I could eat a horse.

• Hyperbole

• Not Hyperbole

His new car was as fast as my dad's truck.

• Hyperbole

• Not Hyperbole

What is personification?

• The same beginning sound repeated

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• A word that is a sound

• An exaggeration

Which is an example of personification?

• The sun smiled at us

• The sun is like a light bulb

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The cookies smelled like a delicious cake.

• The cookies smell delicious.

• The delicious cookies are a dream.

• The delicious smell of cookies walked me to the kitchen

Which of these is a hyperbole?

• I had an ocean of water to drink.

• Chad drinks more than anyone.

• I drank a lot.

What is an idiom?

• A word or phrase that does not mean what it says

• A comparison using like or as

• An exaggeration

• Giving human characteristics to nonhuman beings

What does this idiom mean: That was a PIECE OF CAKE!

• Hard

• Easy

• Fun

• Messy

What is the actual meaning of "Feeling Blue?"

• You died your hair blue

• You're very serious

• You're feeling sad

• You're swimming in the ocean