Simile or Metaphor
Define a Simile
Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as"
Define an idiom.
An idiom is saying one thing and meaning another. You do not take an idiom literal, only figurative.
Which two types of figurative language are found in the example.
Simile,Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification, or Idiom
Your skin is as cold as ice!
This is a __________ and a ____________.
This is a: Simile (using as) and a Hyperbole (stretching the truth)
True or False: These are examples of onomatopoeia
BOOM! BOOM!
FIZZ! FIZZ!
TRUE
Alliteration-a number of words having the same first consonant sound and occur close together.
Ex. Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
Define a Metaphor
Comparing two things, without using the words "like" or "as".
Saying one thing is another
Choose the best meaning for the italicized idiom.
Did I really win the lottery, or are you just pulling my leg?
A. Telling me the truth
B. Making me laugh
C. Tricking Me
D. Doing me a favor
C. Tricking me
Define Personification
Giving human-like qualities to an object
True or False
This sentence is a metaphor and personification:
My dog is a sweet, cuddly nurse when I am sick.
TRUE
True or False
He runs like a gazelle is an example of a simile?
True-comparing two things using like and as
Am I a simile or a metaphor?
Her eyes were diamonds
What does this idiom mean?
Don't throw in the towel now! The game is not over yet.
A. Get too sweaty
B. Keep on trying
C. Give up
D. Get some rest
C. Give up
Give an example of Personification
Answers may vary
The sun smiled down on me
Which figurative language represents the following sentence?
A. There are a million reasons why that is a bad idea!
Hyperbole-stretching the truth
Which figurative language is this represented in the sentence?
Mrs. Smith had a gazillion things to do this coming weekend to get ready for Easter.
A. Hyperbole
B. Personification
C. Simile
D. Metaphor
A. Hyperbole-she had a lot to do/an exaggeration
Am I a simile or metaphor?
He ran as fast as a cheetah.
Simile
Give me an example of an idiom?
Various answers
SIMILE
A. Life is a highway
B. The child sneaked like a ninja past the sleeping animal.
C. Our conversation seemed to go on for days.
B. The child sneaked like a ninja past the sleeping animal.
Which type of figurative language represents this sentence?
The kids were wild monkeys today.
Metaphor
The wind was as loud as a freight train roaring past my windows.
Which phrase, if substituted for the italicized simile, would change it to a metaphor?
A. Quickly
B. Blowing like a freight train
C. A loud freight train
D. Like a monster
C. A loud freight train-is saying one thing is another
Which of the following phrases can be placed in the blank so that the sentence illustrates the use of a simile?
A pot of soup sat on the stove top bubbling and steaming__________________________.
A. Loudly
B. Like a small volcano
C. For several hours
B. Like a small volcano
The district manager was coming later that day, so the team took extra care to cross their t's and dot their i's.
A. show up on time
B. make sure every small detail is right
C. do everything the way you normally would
D. make everything extra special
B. Make sure every small detail is right.
Choose the Hyperbole:
A. Our conversation went on for 20 years.
B. The wrapped gift begged to be opened.
C. The teacher heard whispering and knew something was fishy.
A. Our conversation went on for 20 years.
What type of figurative language represents the following example?
These are great pictures-the camera loves you!
A. Hyperbole
B. Personification
C. Metaphor
D. Simile
B. Personification
True or False
This is an example of an alliteration.
Awful Billy had a terrible day at school.
False-It does not have the same first consonant