Figurative Language Fun!

What is figurative language?

• When words are used in a fun or creative way to make writing more interesting

• When words are always used literally

• When words are only used in poetry

• When words are used in a boring way

What is a simile?

• A comparison using like or as

• An extreme exaggeration

• A word that sounds like its meaning

• A direct comparison without like or as

What is hyperbole?

• A word that sounds like its meaning

• An extreme exaggeration

• A comparison using like or as

• A direct comparison without like or as

Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like the noise it _____

• makes

• eats

• sees

• writes

Fill in the blank: Personification gives ______ qualities to things that are not human.

• human

• animal

• mechanical

• magical

Fill in the blank: Alliteration is when a lot of words in a sentence start with the same ______.

• sound

• letter

• meaning

• syllable

Which literary device is used in the sentence: The wind whispered through the trees?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Idiom

Which literary device is used in the sentence: Sally sells seashells by the seashore?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Idiom

Which literary device is used in the sentence: It's raining cats and dogs?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Idiom

Part 1: Simile or Metaphor? Write S if the sentence is a simile. Write M if it is a metaphor. 1. The clouds were like cotton candy.

• S

• M