Figurative Language Challenge

What is personification?

• Personification is the attribution of human traits to non-human things.

• The use of metaphors to describe emotions.

• A technique for creating vivid imagery in poetry.

• A literary device that involves exaggeration.

Identify the metaphor in this sentence: 'Time is a thief.'

• Time is a journey.

• Time is a thief.

• Time flies quickly.

• Time is a friend.

Create a simile using 'as brave as'.

• as brave as a turtle

• as brave as a mouse

• as brave as a kitten

• as brave as a lion

What is hyperbole? Give an example.

• Hyperbole is a form of understatement.

• An example of hyperbole is: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

• An example of hyperbole is: 'I have a million things to do.'

• Hyperbole is a type of metaphor.

Find the personification in this phrase: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

• The trees danced in the wind

• The wind whispered

• The sun smiled down on the field

• The river sang a sweet melody

What does it mean to use a metaphor?

• Using a metaphor is the same as using a simile to compare two things.

• Using a metaphor means describing something literally without comparison.

• Using a metaphor involves using only factual statements without embellishment.

• Using a metaphor means making a direct comparison between two different things to illustrate a point or idea.

Write a simile comparing a cat to a ninja.

• A cat is as friendly as a dog in a park.

• A cat is as clumsy as a toddler in a toy store.

• A cat is as loud as a lion in the jungle.

• A cat is as stealthy as a ninja in the night.

Identify the hyperbole in this statement: 'I have a million things to do today.'

• I have a few things to do today.

• The hyperbole is 'a million things to do'.

• I have an endless list of tasks.

• I have a hundred things to do today.

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• Both similes and metaphors use 'like' or 'as'.

• A simile uses 'like' or 'as' for comparison, while a metaphor does not.

• A simile is a type of metaphor.

• A metaphor compares two things directly without any words.

Give an example of personification in a poem.

• The sun smiled down on the flowers.

• The river sang a sweet melody.

• The daffodils danced in the breeze.

• The mountains whispered secrets to the sky.