Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is this?
"The sneaky snake slithered slowly."
Alliteration
Identify one line with figurative language.
Passing Time by Maya Angelou
Your skin like dawn
Mine like musk
One paints the beginning
of a certain end.
The other, the end of a
sure beginning.
Your skin like dawn - Simile
Mine like musk - Simile
What is the mood?
"The wind howled outside as the lights flickered. Jenna pulled the blanket tighter, her heart pounding at every creak in the house."
Scary
What is the tone?
"The old house creaked with every step, and a cold breeze slipped through the broken window."
Eerie
What type of figurative language is this?
"The thunder is a roaring lion."
Metaphor
Identify one line with figurative language.
Dreams by Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Life is a broken-winged bird - Metaphor
Life is a barren field - Metaphor
What is the mood?
"The sun shone brightly, and laughter filled the park. It was the kind of day that made everything feel possible."
Happy
What is the tone?
"He stared at the test paper, his hands shaking slightly. “I don’t remember any of this.”"
Nervous
What type of figurative language is this?
"I have a mountain of homework."
Hyperbole
Identify one line of figurative language.
Thanksgiving
A mountain of baby carrots,
a turkey the size of a cow.
a river full of gravy
a dog that says meow
Every pie known to man
and gallons full of ice cream.
By the time my dinner is over
I surely won’t be lean.
mountain of baby carrots - Hyperbole
turkey the size of a cow - Hyperbole
river full of gravy - Hyperbole
every pie known to man - Hyperbole
gallons full of ice cream - Hyperbole
What is the mood?
"The thunder crashed, and the lights flickered off. Mia pulled the blanket over her head and held her breath."
Scary
What is the tone?
"'Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to run into you' he said, holding his hands up."
Apologetic
What type of figurative language is this?
"She had a Cinderella moment at the dance."
Allusion
Identify one line with figurative language.
Note by Langston Hughes
The calm,
Cool face of the river
Asked me for a kiss.
river . . . asked me for a kiss - Personification
What is the mood?
"'Ugh! Why did you spill my water!? she shouted, wiping up water from her Chromebook."
Frustrated
What is the tone?
"She screamed 'Where's my puppy?!' as she ran through the park with pictures of a black dog in her hands."
Worried
What type of figurative language is this?
"The river asked me for a touch."
Personification
Identify one line with figurative language.
At the Zoo by William Makepeace Thackeray
First I saw the white bear, then I saw the black;
Then I saw the camel with a hump upon his back;
Then I saw the grey wolf, with mutton in his maw;
Then I saw the wombat waddle in the straw;
Then I saw the elephant a-waving of his trunk;
Then I saw the monkeys—mercy, how unpleasantly they smelt!
bear, then I saw the black - Alliteration
mutton in his maw - Alliteration
wombat waddle - Alliteration
monkeys—mercy - Alliteration
What is the mood?
"She walked slowly, helping her grandmother cross the sidewalk while cars waited."
Patient
What is the tone?
"The crowd roared with applause and cheers as the team scored the winning shot."
Lively