Figurative and Connotative Language

Connotative words can draw _______, negative, or neutral responses from a reader.

What is a metaphor?

• A word that makes the sound it represents

• A direct comparison of two unrelated things without using the words like or as.

• An exaggerated statement

What type of figurative language gives human qualities to objects or animals?

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• alliteration

Which figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things?

• simile

• personification

• allusion

• alliteration

In Chapter 10 of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the narrator says, "..each time he stepped outside the door, the wind was like a knife on his cheek." This excerpt contains an example of what type of figurative language?

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

In Chapter 36 of Cinder, the narrator says, "He gazed out at the raging storm for a moment..." This excerpt contains an example of what type of figurative language?

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• alliteration

In Chapter 4 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the narrator describes how the character Hagrid looks. It says, "His face was almost completely hidden by a long shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles under all the hair" What is the meaning of this simile? Make sure you identify the simile and explain in one to two sentences.

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Using a quote from Chapter 1 of Ella Enchanted, the narrator says, "Pamela said smugly, "I always obey my elders." Which of the following adjectives could replace smugly so that the sentence has a positive connotation?

• randomly

• unjustly

• rudely

• Self-confidently

In Chapter 1 of Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief, the narrator says, "My knees were jelly. My hands were shaking so bad I almost dropped the sword." This excerpt contains an example of what type of figurative language?

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Which of the following best describes "connotative meaning"?

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The positive/negative associations people have with a word