Figurative Language Shramovych

Identify the type of figurative language best shown in this example.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Identify the type of figurative language best shown in this example.

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

• symbol

Identify the type of figurative language best shown in this example.

• simile

• idiom

• metaphor

• symbolism

What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"

• Photography is one of my hobbies.
• I own an expensive camera.
• Photos of me are always really good. 
• I like to visit art museums.

"Life is a roller coaster."

What does this metaphor mean?

• They have a new roller coaster at Darien Lake
• You're in danger when you're on a roller coaster
• Life has ups and downs
• I shouldn't ride roller coasters

What is the meaning of the phrase:

"All the world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players..."

• The world is as big as a stage.

• The people like to play and act.

• We all have a role to play in this world.

"The assignment was a breeze" is an example of...

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

What is an example of an alliteration?

• The vase flew off of the shelf.

• Powerful pandas punch pirates.

• The plant liked to trap flies.

• I would love some pie.

Similes and metaphors are poetic devices. What does this mean?

• Every poem has at least one simile or metaphor

• They are literary techniques commonly found in poetry

• They are rarely used in writings other than poetry

• They are tricks poets use to fool their readers

Imagery is...

• sensory language used to create a theme

• words or phrases appealing to one or more of the five senses in order to create a mental picture

• words you can draw

• visualization of words in a book