Determine the Meaning of Figurative Language

Determine the figurative language that is represented in red.

"I'm gonna fly like a bird through the night.

Feel my tears as they dry.

I'm gonna swing from the chandelier

From the Chandelier."

-Sia, Chandelier

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

Determine the figurative language that is represented in red.

"Oh, you are

My sunrise on the darkest day.

Got me feeling some kind of way."

-Despactio (feat. Justin Bieber)

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Determine the figurative language that is represented in red.

Offset!

Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo!

-Migos, Bad and Boujee

• Idiom

• Alliteration

• Onomatopeia

• Simile

Determine the figurative language that is represented in red.

"Who that be fly as a martian?"

-Bartier Cardi (feat 21 Savage)

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

What is the effect of using hyperbole in writing?

• It creates a literal comparison.

• It provides a direct description without exaggeration.

• It exaggerates to emphasize a point or create a humorous effect.

• It makes the writing more factual and straightforward.

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: "I am so hungry I could eat a horse"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

It like a get out of jail free card

• Onomatopoeia

• Illusion

• metaphor

• Simile

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• He's running faster than the wind.

• I've got a ton of homework.

• The car sang as it raced down the highway.

Determine the figurative language that is represented in red.

"And I'll rise up

I'll rise like the day

I'll rise up

I'll rise unafraid

I'll rise up

And I'll do it a thousand times again."

-Andra Day, Rise Up

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

The best question to ask yourself when you see a simile or metaphor in a poem is...

• What other poems have I seen this figurative language used in?

• Why did the author choose this type of figurative language?

• What is being compared and does it make sense?

• Why are these two things being compared and what is the effect?