Figurative Language

What is a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as".

• A comparison without using "like" or "as".

• A word that imitates a sound.

• Giving human attributes to non-human things.

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as".

• A comparison without using "like" or "as".

• A word that imitates a sound.

• Giving human attributes to non-human things.

Which sentence contains an example of onomatopoeia?

• My teacher is a dragon.

• The dog will bark when I walk past.

• Lightning danced across the sky.

• The red roses were wrapped in ribbon.

Which sentence contains an example of personification?

• Time is as valuable as money.

• The sly slithering snake snuck into the shed.

• My alarm clock yells at me every morning.

• I love the sound of sizzling bacon.