Similes and Metaphors
Imagery
Personification
Hyperboles
Identify the Figurative Language
100
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor ?
What is the a simile uses like or as and a metaphor does not?
100
What is imagery?
What is writing that appeals to the reader's five senses.
100
What is personification?
What is giving human qualities to an object that is not human.
100
What is a hyperbole?
What is an overstatement?
100
The use of exaggeration to create humor or suspense is called...
What is hyperbole?
200
Identify the simile in the following text. His eyes how they twinkled, his dimples how merry His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry. His droll little smile was tied up like a bow and the beard on his face was as white as the snow.
What is the beard on his face was as white as the snow?
200
Write a sentence that uses imagery to describe your classroom.
What is...
200
Which sentence from the story gives something a human quality? A. "Even the sun was covered up by a set of gray clouds." B. "The hooks they were using shined when the sun hit them." C. "The ships in the harbor yawned in the lazy day." D. "Gavin and Grandad could barely stay awake themselves."
What is "The ships in the harbor yawned in the lazy day."
200
Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole? A. The wind grabbed my arm. B. The water is shiny. C. I have a million things to do today. D. The vibrating washer caused the house to shake.
What is C. I have a million things to do today?
200
The car was a rocket flying down the street.
What is metaphor?
300
Create a simile and a metaphor, and then label each.
What is....
300
Which of the following words is an adjective that can be used to make a sentence more descriptive? A. cold B. school C. book D. lake
What is A. cold
300
Which sentence from the story gives the seal a human quality? A. "The seal wasn't trained in an aquarium." B. "Still, they'd been lucky that afternoon." C. "The seal's dark eyes laughed at Gavin." D. "The seal popped its head out of the water."
What is "The seal's dark eyes laughed at Gavin."
300
Which of these is an example of hyperbole? A. Jamal runs a mile in ten minutes. B. Samuel wins most races he enters. C. Karen runs faster than lightning. D. Marcy finishes her race quickly.
What is Karen runs faster than lightning?
300
She has more earrings than a jewelry store. The sentence above is an example of A. simile. B. metaphor. C. personification. D. hyperbole.
What is a hyperbole?
400
Damon tried to get me to read The Count of Monte Cristo. I wasn't interested, but Damon was very pushy. He said, "A good book is a treasure chest of knowledge." I still wasn't convinced. Finally he said, "There's sword fighting in it. Trust me; you'll love it." When he mentioned swords, I was hooked, and I ran home to read it. Which phrase from the passage is an example of a metaphor?
What is A good book is a treasure chest of knowledge
400
Which of the following paragraphs contains the most imagery? A. The sun was setting. It left a trail of light on the ocean water. The sky above the setting sun was many colors. The beach looked kind of dark. B. The sun looked as if it were sinking into the ocean. The sky above the setting sun was pretty colorful. The ocean water met the beach in small waves. C. The sun set past the dark ocean. It was a pretty sight, with many colors in the sky and a flat sea in front of the sun. The waves were small. Clouds in the sky looked thin. D. The bright sun looked as if it were sinking into the smooth ocean. There was a stripe of gold on the water. The sky above was a rainbow of orange, purple, white, and blue. The small, gentle waves met the black beach.
What is D The bright sun looked as if it were sinking into the smooth ocean. There was a stripe of gold on the water. The sky above was a rainbow of orange, purple, white, and blue. The small, gentle waves met the black beach.
400
Which line makes something seem human that is not human? A. "The mackerel's tail was sticking out of the corner of its mouth." B. "Gavin took it from him and tossed it to the seal." C. "Gavin had hooked into a half-size mackerel almost at once." D. "The tide gurgled and burped against the side of their boat."
What is "The tide gurgled and burped against the side of their boat."
400
Which of the following is an example of a Hyperbole? A. I was so thirsty I could drink all the water out of the gutter. B. I was so mad I forgot to wash my dog. C. I hit the car because I was so angry. D. My pet has orange skin like oranges.
What is A. I was so thirsty I could drink all the water out of the gutter.
400
The leaves danced down the street as the strong winds blew them.
What is personification?
500
Doris' new baby sister Kelly was getting all of the attention. She hadn't been in the house a week, and it seemed that everyone forgot that Doris lived there, too. Then, Doris' mother asked Doris if she wanted to hold Kelly. Doris got really excited and nervous. She held Kelly and even made her laugh. The baby was as cuddly as a kitten. Doris never wanted to let her go. "The baby was as cuddly as a kitten" is another way of saying the baby A. was making noises like a cat. B. was very friendly and soft. C. did not want to be held. D. cried out when it was touched.
What is she was very friendly and soft?
500
Write a sentence that appeals to each of your five senses.
What is .....
500
Write a sentence that contains personification.
What is .....
500
Give an example of a hyperbole.
What is ....
500
Give an example of each type of figurative language
What is ....
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