Figurative Language
You MUST Know
Name that Figurative Language
Analysis Paralysis
100
sound words
onomatopoeia
100
figurative language that appeals to the five senses
imagery
100
That test was a piece of cake!
idiom
100
What two things are being compared in the following metaphor?
The students were a pack of wild monkeys at recess today.
The students are being compared to monkeys.
200
when the same consonant sounds are repeated
alliteration
200
What does the following idiom mean?
The test was a piece of cake.
A piece of cake means the test was easy.
200
SMACK! She hit a homerun to win the game.
onomatopoeia
200
Read the sentence below. These words appeal to the reader's sense of___________________ and _________________
When I walked through the door I was greeted by the aroma of sizzling fajitas.
This sentence appeals to the reader's sense of taste and smell.
300
giving human qualities to a non-human
Personification
300
What does the following idiom mean?
It was raining cats and dogs.
It was raining cats and dogs means that it was raining heavily.
300
Sally sold seashells by the sea shore.
alliteration
300
What nonhuman object is given human qualities? What does this phrase mean?
The leaves danced in the wind.
Leaves are given the human quality of dancing. The sentence means that the leaves were being blown around by the wind.
400
compares two things without like or as
metaphor
400
Similes compare two things with _____________or _________________.
like or as
400
She has a heart of gold because she is always volunteering.
metaphor
400
What two things are being compared in the following simile from Katherine Applegate's One and Only Ivan?
"Gorillas are as patient as stones."
The two things being compared are gorillas and stones.
500
compares two things with like or as
simile
500
Sensory language appeals to one or more of the reader's ____________________
5 senses
500
My cat is like a lion hunting prey.
simile
500
Read the sentence below. These words appeal to the reader's sense of___________________
The icy wind felt like claws on my skin.
This sentence appeals to the reader's sense of touch.
600
exaggeration
hyperbole
600
Metaphors _____________________ two things without like or as.
compare
600
My cat weighs a ton!
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hyperbole.
600
What two things are being compared in the following simile from Katherine Applegate's One and Only Ivan? What does this phrase mean?
"Humans waste words. They toss them like rotten banana peels and leave them to rot."
The author is comparing words to rotten banana peels. The author is suggesting that sometimes humans say things without thinking about how their words affect others.