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I am used to compare two unlike things WITHOUT the use of "like" or "as"
A. Literal language
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
C. METAPHOR
SIGNAL WORD:
His heart had turned to stone.
A. Personification
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
C. METAPHOR
What is the heart compared with?
170 increased by 10 is 180, is an example of ____
a. Literal Language
b. Metaphor
c. Figurative language
C. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Signal Word:
Coldplay: "The lights will guide you home"
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
C. PERSONIFICATION
SIGNAL WORD:
WHAT AM I?
I am a type of language which uses exaggeration or words to paint pictures in your mind.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
I am used to create human characteristics in non-living things
A. Personification
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
A. PERSONIFICATION
SIGNAL WORD:
I hear the beach calling my name.
A. Simile
B. Personification
C. Metaphor
B. PERSONIFICATION
What human trait is given to the beach?
In sports, "keep one's eye on the ball" is a figurative language which means ____
a. look at the ball
b. be alert
c. catch the ball
B. BE ALERT
FIGURATIVE: MAKE SURE TO KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE BALL AT ALL TIMES DURING THE DRILL.
LITERAL: BE ALERT AT ALL TIMES DURING THE DRILL
Katy Perry "You change your mind like a girl changes clothes."
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
B. SIMILE
SIGNAL WORD:
WHAT AM I?
I give life to lifeless things.
PESONIFICATION
I am a comparison of two unlike things using "like," "as," or "as if."
A. Figurative language
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
B. SIMILE
SIGNAL WORD:
When the race started, John ran like a bullet to the finish line.
A. Personification
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
B. SIMILE
Signal word:
In science, "(TO) BLOW A FUSE" can mean BUSTED LAMP. What does, "If students spend their pocket money without saving, their parents will blow a fuse." mean___?
a. get angry b. punish them
c. stop giving money
A. GET ANGRY
Literal: My parents get angry at me if I spend all my pocket money without saving a centavo.
Bob Seger "running against the wind beyond this difficult times"
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
A. METAPHOR
Compares against the wind to______.
WHAT AM I?
When I compare 2 different things, I use as if, and as.
SIMILE
I am used to provide great detail and appeal to the senses. I mean something else.
A. Figurative Language
B. Literal Language
C. Simile
A. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
IDENTIFY THE FIGURE OF SPEECH USED
Run like the wind, Bullseye!
SIMILE
Signal Word:
Which of the following is the best literal meaning of the underlined phrase?
15 take away 7
a. remove b. take out c. minus
C. MINUS
Kelly Clarkson "I spread my wings and learn how to fly"
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Personification
A. METAPHOR
Compares flying to ______.
WHAT AM I?
Instead of using "break a leg", I say "work hard".
LITERAL LANGUAGE
I mean exactly as the words says it. Simply, I am what is exactly stated.
A. Figurative Language
B. Literal Language
C. Metaphor
B. LITERAL LANGUAGE
IDENTIFY THE FIGURE OF SPEECH
The brave warrior was a lion on the battlefield.
METAPHOR
What is the brave warrior compared with?
IDENTIFY THE ANSWER
What mathematical operation is referred to by "share equally" as in 100 shared equally by 4
DIVISION
IDENTIFY THE FIGURE OF SPEECH IN THE SONG
Carrie Underwood "it fell like broken glass."
SIMILE
SIGNAL WORD:
(2 answers) The thunder growled like an angry, old man.
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification
A. SIMILE Signal Word:
C. PERSONIFICATION Signal Word: