Figurative Language
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Amber Leal
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Match the following to the correct figurative language definition.
Simile
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox).
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle).
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox).
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle).
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
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Multiple Choice
"The stars in the sky winked," is an example of what?
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
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Multiple Choice
Explain the meaning of the simile below.
The road was as flat as a pancake.
The road was the color of a pancake.
The road had a lot of bumps.
The road was very flat.
The road was in Waco.
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Multiple Choice
Explain the meaning of the metaphor below.
Todd is a walking dictionary!
Todd knows the meaning of many words.
Todd looks like a dictionary.
Todd has a dictionary with him.
Todd is actually a dictionary.
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Explain the meaning of the personification below.
The trees danced in the wind.
The trees were falling down.
The trees were swaying back and forth.
The wind was really loud.
The trees were doing the griddy.
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Multiple Choice
Explain the meaning of the personification below.
It's raining cats and dogs!
Cats and dogs are crying.
Cats and dogs are falling out of the sky.
It's raining a little bit.
The sky is pouring down rain.
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Multiple Select
Select ALL of the examples of alliteration.
(Hint: First SOUNDS repeat)
The phone pinged.
Kingston ate cookies, cupcakes, kiwis, and candy.
Jazlyn jumped!
The chef chopped carrots.
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Multiple Choice
A hyperbole is
repeating the beginning sound in words
giving human qualities to animals or objects
an exaggeration
a word that imitates the sound that it represents
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Multiple Choice
Onomatopoeia is
a word that sounds like what it describes.
a comparison where on thing is said to be another
an exaggeration
giving human qualities to animals or objects
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Multiple Choice
I heard the screech of the tires, and then I smelled the burning rubber.
The underlined word in the sentence is an example of
alliteration
hyperbole
metaphore
onomatopoeia
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