Similes/Metaphors
What kind of figurative language is a comparison of two unlike things that have something in common using the words "like" or "as"?
Simile
What kind of figurative language gives human characteristics to nonhuman objects?
Personification
What kind of story is meant to be told or performed for a live audience?
Drama
What kind of figurative language is an over exaggeration?
Hyperbole
In the drama "Smiffy Blue and the Case of the Missing Ruby", who is Smiffy's assistant?
A. Peter Porgy
B. Jeremy Joe
Jeremy Joe
What kind of figurative language is a comparison of two unlike things that have something in common that does not use the words "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
"Lightning danced across the sky."
What is being personified?
Lightning
Drama may also have a message or main idea. What is another word for this?
Theme
"It took me a hundred years to finish all of my homework last night."
What part of the sentence is the hyperbole?
" a hundred years to finish"
In the drama "The Phantom Tollbooth", what does Milo think about school in the beginning?
A. It's painful
B. It's sad
C. It's boring
It's boring
"He was a lion in the fight"
Is this a simile or metaphor?
Metaphor
"The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition."
What is being personified?
The car
What do we call the words that actors say/speak to each other?
Dialogue
"The movie was over in a flash. "
What part of the sentence is the hyperbole?
" Over in a Flash"
In the drama "Smiffy Blue and the Case of the Missing Ruby", what does the word "Sly" mean?
A. Illegal
B. Quiet
C. Sneaky
Sneaky
"The frog was as slick as oil."
Is this a simile or metaphor?
Simile
"Ms. Harllee heard the last piece of pie calling her name. "
What is being personified in the sentence?
The pie.
What do we call the written instructions in the script?
Stage directions
"The lake was as clear as glass."
True or False: This sentence has a hyperbole.
False
*Because there is no exaggeration. The lake is being compared to glass.
Take a look at these characters from the drama "Smiffy Blue and the Case of the Missing Ruby": Jeremy Joe, Chubby Checkin, Peter Porgy
What kind of figurative language is the Scriptwriter using?
A. Onamatopeoias
B. Alliteration
C. Personification
Alliteration
"My dog is a mop with legs."
A. Is this a simile or a metaphor?
B. what is the meaning?
A. Metaphor
B. The dog has long/messy fur
"I like onions, but they don’t like me."
A. What is being personified?
B. What is the meaning?
A. "They"= the onions
B. onions make you sick/you have trouble eating onions/it's hard for you to digest onions
A. Chapters or chunks of a drama are called?
B. Smaller chunks of the drama that take place in a single setting are called?
A. Acts
B. Scenes
"I played Fortnite until my fingers fell off!"
A. Is this a metaphor or a hyperbole?
B. What is the meaning?
A. Hyperbole
B. they played a long time/ fingers were tired/ fingers hurt
In the drama "The Phantom Tollbooth", the scriptwriter uses the word "Dictionopolis"
A. What does the affix/ beginning word "Diction" mean?
B. What does the the suffix/ end word "opolis" mean?
A. Words
B. City of