Figurative Language
Which figurative language device is used in the sentence below?
“The classroom was as silent as a library during the test.”
Hyperbole
Idiom
Simile
Pun
What is simile?
Although Marisol usually answered quickly, today she was hesitant, pausing several times before raising her hand.
What does hesitant most likely mean?
unsure
nervous
careless
annoyed
What is unsure?
The students forgot there backpacks in the cafeteria after lunch.
Which word should replace there?
they’re
their
theirs
thier
What is their?
Maya forgot to charge her Chromebook, so she could not complete the assignment online.
Which text structure is used?
What is cause and effect?
“After carrying all eight grocery bags upstairs, Marcus said his arms were falling off.”
Which figurative language device is used?
Euphemism
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Metaphor
The directions were ambiguous; half the class began writing an essay, while the other half created a diagram.
What does ambiguous most likely mean?
way too difficult to complete
open to more than one interpretation
written in a complicated, yet formal tone
missing important examples
What is open to more than one interpretation?
Anyone who wants to audition for the play must submit their form by Friday.
Which word is a pronoun?
What is their?
“The hallway buzzed with whispers as students glanced nervously at the closed office door. No one knew why the principal had called an emergency meeting.”
Which word BEST describes the mood of the excerpt?
intentional
traumatizing
nostalgic
suspenseful
What is suspenseful?
“The school cafeteria was a battlefield during lunch.”
Which figurative language device is used in the sentence?
Idiom
Simile
Metaphor
Euphemism
What is metaphor?
Unlike his sister, who forgave people quickly, Mateo was vindictive and searched for ways to embarrass anyone who upset him.
What does vindictive most likely mean?
eager to get revenge
afraid of conflict
unwilling to explain himself to others
focused on fairness for all people
What is eager to get revenge?
The scientist explained the procedure careful so the participants would not make mistakes.
Which correction should be made?
What is change careful to carefully?
“Although the expedition was dangerous, the explorers continued forward because they believed the discovery could change history.”
Which word BEST describes the explorers?
reluctant
arrogant
persistent
dishonest
What is persistent?
“Breaking news: our internet is moving at lightning speed today,” Jamal groaned as the page took five minutes to load.
Which figurative language device is used?
What is pun or verbal irony?
The scientist’s explanation was plausible because it matched the evidence, but she warned that more testing was needed before it could be accepted as fact.
What does plausible most likely mean?
proven beyond doubt
possible or believable
intentionally misleading
unusually creative
What is possible or believable?
Because the weather was unusually cold the game was postponed until next week.
Which punctuation mark is needed after cold?
period
comma
semicolon
colon
What is comma?
“The author describes the city as ‘a machine that never sleeps,’ with trains roaring underground and crowds constantly moving through the streets.”
Which literary device is used in the excerpt?
What is personification?
“After the team lost by thirty points, the coach called it ‘a learning opportunity.’ Later, one player described the locker room as ‘organized chaos.’”
Which TWO figurative language devices are used in the excerpt?
Simile, metaphor, idiom, hyperbole, personification, euphemism, oxymoron, pun, onomatopoeia
What is euphemism and oxymoron?
The mayor’s apology seemed perfunctory; he read it in a flat voice, avoided eye contact, and left the podium before reporters could ask questions.
What does perfunctory most likely mean?
What is carless, not genuine, uninterested, etc...?
Every student in the advanced classes are expected to complete the independent reading project.
Which word should be corrected?
What is are?
“For years, the fence separated the two neighborhoods, preventing interaction between the families on either side. By the end of the story, however, children from both communities painted a mural across the fence together.”
What theme is MOST developed in the excerpt?
Everyone needs to get along in society
Art improves relationships
Cooperation can overcome division
Rules should never be questioned
What is cooperation can overcome division?