Name It
A comparison of two or more unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'
A simile
Write a sentence including a simile.
Ex. The cat was as big as a lion.
What's the difference between metaphor and simile?
Simile uses "like" or "as". A metaphor is usually more complex.
The large man was a boulder in my path. What is the figurative language device being represented in this sentence?
Metaphor
Hal hit the house hard with the hammer. Contains an example of what figurative language device?
Alliteration
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
Personification
Write a sentence including an onomatopoeia.
Ex. BANG! The door shut behind them.
Sophia the snake slithered to the sea. What type of figurative language is this?
alliteration
That man is as large as a house. Contains what two figurative language devices?
Simile and Hyperbole
The wind blew in his ear. Contains an example of what figurative language device?
Personification
The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.
Alliteration
Write a sentence using a hyperbole.
Ex. Josie's new friend is as skinny as a toothpick.
Lightning danced across the night sky. What type of figurative language is this?
personification
What is the narrator called in poetry?
Speaker
"My brother is a cute little teddy bear" , contains an example of what figurative language device?
Metaphor
Hyberbole
Write a sentence using alliteration.
Ex. I love fun, fancy, figurative language!
hyperbole
What is the "paragraph" of poetry?
Stanza
"Bzzzz... the bee went flying to the flower." Contains an example of what figurative language device?
onomatopoeia
indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text, movie, etc. Hint: "The Lottery" used this type of figurative language.
Allusion
Write a sentence using a personification
Ex. The cow jumped over the moon.
The magician waved his wand and poof, a rabbit appeared. What type of figurative language is this?
onomatopoeia
The flower danced in the wind as fast as a ballerina. What two figurative language devices does this sentence contain?
Personification and Simile
The bus was moving faster than the speed of sound. Contains an example of what figurative language device?
Simile