Simile, Metaphor or Hyperbole?
This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."
Simile
This prefix means "not" or "opposite of" and is found in words like "undo" and "unhappy."
Un
General Word: "Walk"
Which word is the most specific?
A) Jump
B) Stroll
C) Sit
D) Run
B) Stroll
This type of figurative language exaggerates to make a point, like saying, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
Hyperbole
This prefix means "before" and is used in words like "preview" and "predict."
pre
General Word: "Happy"
Which word is the most specific?
A) Angry
B) Joyful
C) Tired
D) Sad
B) Joyful
This figurative language says one thing is another, like "Time is a thief."
Metaphor
This prefix beginning with the letter "M" means very small.
Micro
General Word: "Big"
Which word is the most specific?
A) Pretty
B) Enormous
C) Tiny
D) Fast
B) Enormous
Identify the figurative language in this sentence: "Her smile was as bright as the sun."
Simile
This prefix means “against" and starts with the letter “a”
Anti
General Word: "Say"
Which word is the most specific?
A) Laugh
B) Cry
C) Whisper
D) Create
C) Whisper
Identify the figurative language in this sentence: "I have a mountain of homework to do tonight."
Hyperbole
This prefix means "life" and is combined with “logy” or “tic”
Bio
General Word: "Eat"
Which word is the most specific?
A) Drink
B) Sit
C) Devour
D) Run
C) Devour