Figurative Language

What is a simile?

• A comparison of two things using the word "like" or "as"

• an over exaggeration

   

• words used to give inanimate objects person like qualities

 Which of these is an example of simile?

• Captain America is like Superman, but he is a Marvel character instead of D.C.

• "The kingdom of heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field."

• We can assess our progress as we get closer to the end of the year.

What is a metaphor?

• giving person-like qualities to something not human

• a technique that uses words with the same first sound

   

• a comparison of two things/ideas that does NOT use the word "like" or "as"

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• Her tears were a river flowing down her face.

• Eating that caramel-filled chocolate bunny was like heaven.

What is personification?

• a comparison of two things using words "like" or "as"

• giving person-like qualities to non-human objects

• repeating words with the same end sound

Which of these is an example of personification?

• A wide smile stretched across the groom's face when the door opened and he saw his beautiful bride.

• Fear crept up her spine and gripped her mind as she realized she was not alone in the abandoned warehouse.

In figurative language, a hyperbole is

• a technique that gives person like qualities to non-human objects

• a comparison of two things that uses "like or "as"

• an over exaggeration that emphasizes a point

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• There are nearly 7.8 billion people alive in the world today.