A metaphor is a statement that compares two things that are not alike. Unlike similes, metaphors do not use the words “like” or “as.” Which of the following statement uses metaphor in its description?

•My classmate is going through a rollercoaster of emotions.

•The new teacher is as tall as a giraffe.

Which of the following is a hyper bole?

•You are so slender that the wind can carry you away.

•The warrior has a heart of stone.

What is personification

Giving human qualities to non human things

A word that imitates the sound it represents, like bang or pow

A thing that represents something else

A comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

Which is an example of a simile?

His room looked as if a hurricane came through.

His room was a hurricane of a mess.

The hurricane screamed through the town.

A comparison without using "like" or "as"

A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.

What is the definition of hyperbole?

When a group of of words all start with the same sound.

When words sound like what they mean.

What is personification?

Giving human characteristics to non-human things

The same beginning sound repeated

Why do people use figurative language?

To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.

To structure their writing into paragraphs.

Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.

"I can’t do anything right." What is meant by the hyperbole used above?

The writer feels that he is repeatedly making mistakes.

The writer cannot do anything right.

The writer believes that he will always ruin everything.

"The trees dropped their leaves and rested." The purpose of the personification used above is to --

illustrate the way nature changes from time to time.

help the reader visualize the trees.

ensure the reader can comprehend what is happening with the trees and leaves.

keep the reader engaged with the writing.

Which two are examples of metaphors?

Charlie's eyes are twinkling stars

Perry is as pretty as a picture

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A comparison using like or as is

a simile

a metaphor

onomatopoeia

symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A comparison that does not use like or as is

a metaphor

a simile

personification

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An exaggerated comparison is

hyperbole

simile

metaphor

connotation

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.L.4.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

giving an inanimate object human qualities is

personification

denotation

onomatopoeia

simile

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

two or more words in a row starting with the same sound

alliteration

metaphor

personification

idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a word that sounds like the common sound of the object it is describing

onomatopoeia

idiom

alliteration

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

He runs like a deer.

simile

metaphor

onomatopoeia

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Figurative Language XL

A comparison using like or as is

A comparison that does not use like or as is

An exaggerated comparison is

giving an inanimate object human qualities is

two or more words in a row starting with the same sound

a word that sounds like the common sound of the object it is describing

He runs like a deer.

That nasty man is a fox.

He can jump tall buildings in a single stride.

The wind whistled through the trees.

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