KBW Figurative Language

What is the purpose of figurative language in writing?

• To confuse the reader

• To add more words

• To make texts more engaging and relatable

• To make texts boring

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• It's raining cats and dogs

• Time is money

• You're like two peas in a pod

• The flowers danced in the wind

What does the metaphor 'life's a roller coaster' imply?

• Life is a straight path

• Life is smooth and easy

• Life is boring

• Life is full of ups and downs

What is personification?

• A phrase that cannot be taken literally

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

• An extreme exaggeration

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• The cat is out of the bag

• I'm so hungry I could eat dirt

• She’s as sweet as sugar

• The flowers danced in the wind