Figurative Language

Sim/Met

100

What is a simile? Provide an example.

Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as".

He was as fast as a cheetah.

200

Identify the metaphor in this sentence (what is being compared): "He was a walking encyclopedia."

He=encyclopedia

This metaphor compares a person's knowledge to the vastness and completeness of an encyclopedia (a book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically).

300

Create a simile to describe a storm.

• The storm came crashing down like a freight train, loud and unstoppable.
• Thunder roared like a beating drum.
• The wind howled like a wild animal.
• Rain fell like bullets against the windowpanes.

400

Explain how a metaphor differs from a simile

Metaphor-comparing two things without like or as.

Simile- comparing two things with like or as.

500

Change the simile "My father is like a bear in the morning" into a metaphor.

"My father is a bear in the morning"

Hyperbole/Idiom

100

 What is hyperbole? Give an example.

An extreme exaggeration that is used to emphasise something.

I was so mad I could bite a nail in two.

200

Define the idiom "After hours of listening to the radio, my dad finally threw in the towel and went to bed. " and explain its meaning.

Threw in the towel=gave up and/or started something else

300

Write a hyperbole to describe how hungry you are.

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

400

Identify the idiom in this sentence: "I'm afraid I have to beat around the bush, but I need to ask you about your grades."

Beat around the bush= be direct and upfront, get to the point.

500

After Michael missed three shots in a row and passed the ball to a player on the other team, the boys were only up by two and they suspected that Michael would be the Achilles' heel of the team.

a. A person who performs well under pressure

b. A valuable contributor to a cause shared by many

c. A weakness in an otherwise strong entity

d. A person who inspires others to succeed

C. A weakness in an otherwise strong entity.

Per./Ono./All.

100

What is personification? Provide an example.

Giving non-human things human qualities.

"The thunder boomed loudly."

"The wind whispered secrets through the trees."

"He was as fast as lightning."

200

Find the onomatopoeia(s) in the sentence.

"The fire crackled and popped."  

crackled, popped

300

Create a sentence using alliteration.

"the snake slithered silently"

400

Create a sentence using personification.

"Time is running ahead."

500

Create a sentence using onomatopoeia and alliteration.

"The busy bee buzzed around the bubbling brook."