Figurative Language Definitions
Giving human traits to non-human things
What is personfication?
The type of figurative language used:
The wind was a soft as a whisper.
What is a simile?
What is a dependent clause?
This type of clause can stand alone as a complete sentence
What is an independent clause?
Definition of imagery
Comparing two things using like or as
What is a simile?
The type of figurative language used:
The dog sang a song with his sad barking.
What is personification?
My teacher Mrs. Rocca loves Dolly Parton.
Add commas to correctly list items in a series.
She is afraid of spiders snakes and beetles.
What is "She is afraid of spiders, snakes, and beetles."
The type of imagery used here:
The red apple was round and perfect looking.
What is visual/sight?
Comparing two things without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
The type of figurative language used:
My anger is a monster when that happens.
What is a metaphor?
Add a comma to make this a complex sentence:
Since we ran this morning we are very tired.
What is "Since we ran this morning, we are very tired."
Add the comma to this sentence where it should go.
Because the rain started we couldn't play football outside.
What is "Because the rain started, we couldn't play football outside."
The type of imagery used here:
Baking apple pie tickles the nose with the smell of butter.
What is smell?
What is the impact of figurative language?
What is description and making something feel important/worth describing?
The type of figurative language used:
The wind whispered through the trees.
What is personficiation?
Combine these two sentences into one compound sentence with a comma and conjunction.
I love cake. I love brownies.
What is "I love cake, and I love brownies."
Make these two sentences one complex sentence with NO comma.
My favorite flavor of ice cream is vanilla. It is the best to add toppings to.
What is "My favorite flavor of ice cream is vanilla because it is the best to add toppings to."
The type of imagery used here:
My ears were ringing as the chaotic shouts from the football game escalated.
What is audiotory/sound/hearing?