Personification When you give human qualities or abilities to an object or animal. Example: “Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.” (“The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein)

Personification is giving human qualities to non-human things.

Which of these is an example of personification?

The lightning danced across the sky.

The lightning struck a building.

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

A metaphor is a direct comparison, but a simile uses "like" or "as."

A metaphor uses "like" or "as," but a simile does not.

A metaphor exaggerates the truth, but a simile does not.

A metaphor uses a play on words, but a simile does not.

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.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

B) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

C) The sun was shining brightly.

What is the main purpose of using figurative language in writing?

B) To make the writing more engaging and vivid.

C) To provide factual information.

Which sentence contains a hyperbole?

A) She runs faster than the wind.

B) The flowers were as bright as the sun.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these is a simile?

He's incredibly strong.

He's as strong as an ox.

He's a strong ox.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Simile
A figure of speech that directly compares two different things using the words "like" or "as."

Example: “The water made a sound like kittens lapping.” — The Yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Which example below is a simile?

The water was blue.

The water was a blue mirror.

The water was like a blue mirror.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Metaphor
A figure of speech used to make a comparison between two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as." A metaphor makes the comparison by saying one this IS another thing.

Example: He is a rock.

Okay, I get it.

I don't get it. I will reread the slide.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The sushi chef who boasted about his mastery of eel preparation ended up slipping on a slimy eel, breaking his arm, and being unable to cook for weeks. (a)

situational irony

verbal irony

dramatic irony

idiom

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CCSS.L.8.5A

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The sushi chef who boasted about his mastery of eel preparation ended up slipping on a slimy eel, breaking his arm, and being unable to cook for weeks. (a)

situational irony

verbal irony

dramatic irony

idiom

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CCSS.L.8.5A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a metaphor?

She woke up with really bad bed-head.

Her hair was messy.

Her hair was a cheerful scribble when she woke up in the morning.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which one is a metaphor?

The child squawked loudly in the dark.

The child squawked like a crow.

The child was a crow squawking in the dark.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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Figurative Language Review

Which of these is a simile?

SimileA figure of speech that directly compares two different things using the words "like" or "as." Example: “The water made a sound like kittens lapping.” — The Yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan RawlingsWhich example below is a simile?

MetaphorA figure of speech used to make a comparison between two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as." A metaphor makes the comparison by saying one this IS another thing. Example: He is a rock.

The sushi chef who boasted about his mastery of eel preparation ended up slipping on a slimy eel, breaking his arm, and being unable to cook for weeks. ​ (a)

The sushi chef who boasted about his mastery of eel preparation ended up slipping on a slimy eel, breaking his arm, and being unable to cook for weeks. ​ (a)

Which of the following is a metaphor?

Which one is a metaphor?

PersonificationWhen you give human qualities or abilities to an object or animal. Example: “Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.” (“The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein)

Which one is personification?

Which of these is an example of personification?

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Simile
A figure of speech that directly compares two different things using the words "like" or "as."

Example: “The water made a sound like kittens lapping.” — The Yearling, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
Which example below is a simile?

Metaphor
A figure of speech used to make a comparison between two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as." A metaphor makes the comparison by saying one this IS another thing.

Example: He is a rock.

The sushi chef who boasted about his mastery of eel preparation ended up slipping on a slimy eel, breaking his arm, and being unable to cook for weeks. (a)

The sushi chef who boasted about his mastery of eel preparation ended up slipping on a slimy eel, breaking his arm, and being unable to cook for weeks. (a)

Personification
When you give human qualities or abilities to an object or animal.

Example: “Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.” (“The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein)