
Academic Support Figurative Language
Presentation
•
English
•
9th - 12th Grade
•
Practice Problem
•
Medium
+26
Standards-aligned
Sederick Green
Used 7+ times
FREE Resource
10 Slides • 36 Questions
1

2
compares to things that are unalike using like or as
EX: They were as happy as a dog camping
3
the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
EX: Sally sold sea shells by the sea shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkyIiSN8eKg
4
naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it
5
giving an inanimate object human qualities
EX: The stars danced in the sky
6
an outrageous exaggeration that emphasizes a point
7
Multiple Choice
A simile is what?
A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".
A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another.
Expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite.
8
Multiple Choice
An obviously exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally is:
Imagery
Idiom
Hyperbole
9
Multiple Choice
The comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another is a(n):
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
10
Multiple Choice
Simile
A pleasant-sounding word used to describe something of a delicate nature.
The total opposite of an object or person.
Compares two unlike things using like or as.
Compares two unlike things without using like or as.
11
Multiple Choice
Metaphor
A pleasant-sounding word used to describe something of a delicate nature.
The total opposite of an object or person.
Compares two unlike things using like or as.
Compares two unlike things without using like or as.
12
Multiple Choice
Personification
A nonhuman subject is given human qualities.
A brief indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
Repeating a consonant sound throughout a line of work.
Repeating a vowel sound throughout a line of work.
13
Multiple Choice
Alliteration
A nonhuman subject is given human qualities.
A brief indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
Repeating a consonant sound throughout a line of work.
Repeating a vowel sound throughout a line of work.
14
Multiple Choice
Hyperbole
An exaggeration or overstatement.
Deliberately make a situation seem less important or serious.
An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meaning.
A comparison between 2 or more things that are similar in some ways but otherwise different.
15
Multiple Choice
Idiom
An exaggeration or overstatement.
Deliberately make a situation seem less important or serious.
An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meaning.
A comparison between 2 or more things that are similar in some ways but otherwise different.
16
Match
Match the following words and definitions
Methaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Two unlike things being compared
Two unlike things being compared using like or as
An exaggeration that can not possibly be true
Two unlike things being compared
Two unlike things being compared using like or as
An exaggeration that can not possibly be true
17
Match
Match the following words and examples
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Ms. Taylor is a ray of sunshine
Ms. Taylor is like a ray of sunshine
Ms. Taylor makes me a million times more happy
Ms. Taylor is a ray of sunshine
Ms. Taylor is like a ray of sunshine
Ms. Taylor makes me a million times more happy
18
Multiple Choice
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The sun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light"
Metaphor
Personification
Refrain
Hyperbole
19
Multiple Choice
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"
Simile
Refrain
Personification
Metaphor
20
Multiple Choice
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was as fast as a rocket as he sped by on his bicycle"
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
21
Multiple Choice
What does this metaphor mean?
"The words flew off the page."
The ink came off the paper.
The words became birds.
Someone is reading very quickly.
Someone is reading about things that fly.
22
Multiple Choice
23
Multiple Choice
24
Multiple Choice
25
Multiple Choice
26
Multiple Choice
The smoke is as black as night
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
27
Multiple Choice
The man is a brave lion
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
28
Multiple Choice
What example of figurative language is represented in the quote below?
“Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.”
-A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens
Idiom
Personification
Metaphor
Imagery
29
Multiple Choice
The pencil danced across the paper.
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
30
Multiple Choice
Life is like a box of chocolates.
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
simile
31
Multiple Choice
It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets!
alliteration
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
32
Multiple Choice
Tommy is a bull in a china shop.
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
hyperbole
33
Multiple Choice
Gabby gulped down the Mountain Dew.
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
simile
hyperbole
34
Multiple Choice
Sally sold seashells by the seashore.
onomatopoeia
idiom
alliteration
simile
35
Multiple Choice
He told the actors to "break a leg" for good luck before the play began.
hyperbole
idiom
metophor
simile
36
Match
Match the following:
Giving human qualities to non-humans like animal or objects
Comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
A weird expression that means something other than what it actually says
the repetition of the same beginning sound
an exaggeration
personification
metaphor
idiom
alliteration
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
idiom
alliteration
hyperbole
37
Open Ended
Write a sentence using personification.
38
39
40
41
Definition- An idiom is a phrase or expression that is not meant to be taken literally, but is used to exaggerate a point.
Example- It's raining cats and dogs.
42
Multiple Choice
I played Fortnite until my fingers fell off!
Idiom
Oxymoron
Simile
Hyperbole
43
Multiple Choice
He slept like a log.
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
44
Multiple Choice
It's raining cats and dogs.
Oxymoron
Personification
Idiom
Simile
45
Multiple Choice
Chirp, meow, boom, zap, pow!
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Oxymoron
Metaphor
46
Multiple Choice
My keys grew legs and ran away!
Alliteration
Personification
Idiom
Metaphor

Show answer
Auto Play
Slide 1 / 46
SLIDE
Similar Resources on Wayground
41 questions
My House 5-7
Presentation
•
KG
41 questions
Theseus
Presentation
•
9th - 12th Grade
41 questions
Clase N°8, Martes 09.05.2023 (Mia)
Presentation
•
9th - 12th Grade
41 questions
Prepositional phrases
Presentation
•
9th - 12th Grade
40 questions
Young Goodman Brown/ Allegory-Symbolism-Setting-Theme
Presentation
•
9th - 12th Grade
39 questions
Figurative Language 1
Presentation
•
9th - 12th Grade
40 questions
Two Hero's Journeys: The Matrix & Siddhartha
Presentation
•
9th - 12th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
10 questions
Safety Day 2026 – Student Review
Quiz
•
9th Grade
21 questions
Continents and Oceans
Quiz
•
6th Grade
20 questions
Parts of Speech
Quiz
•
5th Grade
16 questions
Subject & Predicate
Quiz
•
5th Grade
25 questions
Multiplication Facts
Quiz
•
5th Grade
12 questions
Map Skills
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
22 questions
Continents and Oceans
Quiz
•
5th Grade
15 questions
Rounding Decimals
Quiz
•
5th Grade
Discover more resources for English
10 questions
Test Your Knowledge on Bullying
Quiz
•
9th Grade
16 questions
Ethos, Pathos, Logos Practice
Quiz
•
9th Grade
20 questions
Context clues
Quiz
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Exploring the Role of Setting in Storytelling
Interactive video
•
6th - 10th Grade
10 questions
Differentiating the 3 Types of Irony
Interactive video
•
6th - 10th Grade
15 questions
Poetry Terms
Quiz
•
6th - 9th Grade
10 questions
Unlocking English Vocabulary through Latin and Greek Roots
Interactive video
•
6th - 10th Grade
16 questions
Complete Sentences vs Fragments and Run-Ons
Presentation
•
5th - 12th Grade