Definitions
This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
Name the figurative language: The stars danced in the night.
Double points
What is personification?
Identify the figurative language "Friendship is a roller coaster with a lot of ups and downs."
What is metaphor?
Name the figurative language: "The lilies seemed to smile at me as I passed by."
What is personification?
Make up an onomatopoeia for a car.
was it onomatopoeia?
figurative language with sound words
What is onomatopoeia?
Identify the example: The snake slithered slowly through the grass.
What is alliteration?
Identify the figurative language: The sun smiled down on us.
Double Points
What is Personification?
Name the figurative language: The water was a glove that enveloped the swimmer’s body.
What is Metaphor?
Make up a Metaphor about love
was it a metaphor?
Figurative language that compares two things without like or as (usually uses is, am, are)
What is a metaphor?
Name the figurative language: She was as musical as a songbird.
What is Simile?
Identify the figurative language: "She walked to class like a sloth."
What is a simile?
Name the figurative language: "The wind whispered softly to the trees that change was coming."
Double Points
What is personification or alliteration?
Make up a Personification for a cat.
was it personification?
This type of figurative language means giving human qualities to non-human or non-living things.
Double Points
What is personification?
Name the figurative language: I just climbed a million stairs.
What is a hyperbole?
Identify the figurative language: The hero crashed into the wall with a Bang!
What is onomatopoeia?
Name the figurative language: It is a million degrees outside!
What is Hyperbole?
Make up a hyperbole about homework.
was it a hyperbole?
The use of descriptive language that helps the reader visualize elements of the story.
What is imagery?
Name the figurative language: He was a hurricane when he entered the room.
What is a metaphor?
Identify the figurative language: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
What is hyperbole?
Name the figurative language: The air was as cold as ice.
What is Simile?
Make up a simile for an athlete.
Double points
was it a simile?