Figurative Language

In the next few slides, you will be given a figurative language term and asked to choose the best answer that defines each figurative language term.

Do your best!

A) Comparing two unlike things, saying “this is that”

B) Comparing two unlike things using “like,” “as,” or “than”

C) Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters)

D) An extreme exaggeration E) Giving human-like qualities to non-

human things F) A word whose spelling looks like it

sounds (Batman words!)

A) Comparing two unlike things, saying “this is that”

B) Comparing two unlike things using “like,” “as,” or “than”

C) Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters)

D) An extreme exaggeration E) Giving human-like qualities to non-

human things F) A word whose spelling looks like it

sounds (Batman words!)

A) Comparing two unlike things, saying “this is that”

B) Comparing two unlike things using “like,” “as,” or “than”

C) Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters)

D) An extreme exaggeration E) Giving human-like qualities to non-

human things F) A word whose spelling looks like it

sounds (Batman words!)

A) Comparing two unlike things, saying “this is that”

B) Comparing two unlike things using “like,” “as,” or “than”

C) Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters)

D) An extreme exaggeration E) Giving human-like qualities to non-

human things F) A word whose spelling looks like it

sounds (Batman words!)

A) Comparing two unlike things, saying “this is that”

B) Comparing two unlike things using “like,” “as,” or “than”

C) Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters)

D) An extreme exaggeration E) Giving human-like qualities to non-

human things F) A word whose spelling looks like it

sounds (Batman words!)

A) Comparing two unlike things, saying “this is that”

B) Comparing two unlike things using “like,” “as,” or “than”

C) Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters)

D) An extreme exaggeration E) Giving human-like qualities to non-

human things F) A word whose spelling looks like it

sounds (Batman words!)

A) An extended comparison of two unlike things, saying “this is that” then further explaining it

B) Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters)

C) An extreme exaggeration D) Giving human-like qualities to non-

human things E) A word whose spelling looks like it

sounds (Batman words!)

A) Comparing two unlike things, saying “this is that”

B) Comparing two unlike things using “like,” “as,” or “than”

C) Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters)

D) An extreme exaggeration E) An idiot statement F) A word whose spelling looks like it

sounds (Batman words!)

A) Comparing two unlike things, saying “this is that”

B) Comparing two unlike things using “like,” “as,” or “than”

C) Language that appeals to the five senses (it plays a movie in your head)

D) An extreme exaggeration E) A word whose spelling looks like it

sounds (Batman words!)

For instance, You have the example: “Young Karen watched as her mother began readying

herself for the evening. Her mom moved gracefully across the room like a confident cat. Karen thought to herself, ‘I hope I grow up to be just like her.”

You would record, “Her mom moved gracefully across the room like a confident cat” and identify the example as SIMILE.

Identify what type of figurative language each example shows.

Record the key words or phrase from each example that determined the category in which you placed it.

1.

Onomatopoeia

My older brother is such a backseat driver, always giving me advice on how to improve my jump shot even though I don’t want it!

2.

metaphor

3.

hyperbole

4.

Personification Imagery

My mom always says, “It isn’t healthy to bury your head in the sand when there is a problem that needs to be faced.”

5.

idiom

6.

Metaphor onomatopoeia

7.

Alliteration

8.

Simile

After her long hike through the park, Mary decided to hit the hay early. She had never felt so exhausted.

9.

idiom

10.

hyperbole

Succeeding in life is like running a race. Both take great training and self-discipline and pay off greatly in the end.

11.

analogy

12.

metaphor

13.

personification

14.

Personification imagery

Being a good reader is like a person who has direction. Good readers, like people who have direction, should prepare their minds before they read by briefly skimming the text before actually reading it.

15.

analogy