Figurative Language

What is hyperbole?

• A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.

• A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.

• Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.

• An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

The drive to Disney World will last forever if I have to be stuck in the backseat with my pesky little sister. 

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Which of the following is an example of SIMILE?

• The soldier was as brave as a lion.

• Her voice is music to my ears.

• Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.

• Your suitcase weighs a ton!

What is an example of a metaphor? 

• She is like a bear in the morning- grumpy and cruel. 

• The flower stretched her hand out to the sun, yearning for its' rays. 

• Her hair was silk. 

• Buzz, Hiss, Woof 

The moon winked at me as I drifted off to sleep.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

"The students were like ants crowded around the pizza box." 
This is an example of a simile.

• True 

• False 

This image depicts what figurative language device? 

• Imagery 

• Personification 

• Hyperbole 

• Alliteration 

A simile... 

• Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it

• Big exaggeration, usually with humor

• A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as

• The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables

Love is a battlefield.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Which of these is a hyperbole?

• They lived in a small cabin in the woods.

• The boy was taller than the Eiffel tower.

• Jackson was eating a bite-sized candy bar.

• The moon is overwhelmingly beautiful tonight.