True or False. This is a simile: I was as like good as her.
False
True or false: This is a metaphor: My heart's a stereo.
True
True or False. This is personification: The thunder yelled all night.
True
True or False: A hyperbole is comparing something to something bigger.
False
Define "simile"
Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as"
Define metaphor
Comparing two dissimilar things without using the words "like" or "as"
Define personification.
Giving human qualities or abilities to animals or objects.
What is a hyperbole?
An extremely exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
A statement that doesn't mean what it actually says. Not meant to be taken literally.
Make your own simile and explain.
Make your own metaphor
Explain this personification:
The wind was so strong that all the leaves fell off the tree.
Decide if there is one, two, or no hyperboles:
I bet you can hula-hoop with a cheerio.
Shaq is like 100 feet tall.
Both are hyperboles.
Explain this idiom: I've got butterflies in my stomach.
I'm nervous
Explain this simile: Your explanation is as clear as mud.
Explain this metaphor: You are the light of my life.
You bring brightness to my life.
Give an example of personification and explain.
Make a hyperbole dealing with you being full from eating.
My stomach is about to explode.
State and explain one idiom.
What does a simile and a metaphor have in common?
They are both comparing two things to show they share similar characteristics.
What is the difference between a simile and metaphor?
Simile uses the words "like" or "as", but a metaphor doesn't.
Make two examples of personification using the weather: rainy, sunny, typhoon, etc.
What is the difference between a normal exaggeration and a hyperbole.
An exaggeration is just better or worse than the actual situation. A hyperbole is an unrealistic exaggeration.
What is figurative language?
When a phrase doesn't mean what it literally states.