Identify Figurative Language
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.
What is personification?
What happened during the Holocaust?
Many people were killed by the Nazis
What is tone?
Tone is the attitude of the author
Name the type of figurative language that has this definition.
The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound made by an object or action.
Onomatopoeia
The repetition of the same consonant sounds in the beginning.
Alliteration
Identify the example: The slithering snake stalked the small children.
Alliteration
What are the types of people that were killed during the Holocaust according to your article?
Jews, homosexuals, Jehovah Witnesses, and people with disabilities
What is mood?
Mood is the attitude of the reader.
Name the type of figurative language that has this definition.
A phrase or expression that has been used throughout time and has another meaning then what is being said.
Idiom
This type of figurative language means giving human qualities to non-human or non-living things.
What is personification?
Name the figurative language: He was as fast as a cheetah.
Simile
Identify the figurative language: "The rabbit was as slow as a sloth"
What is a simile?
How does the setting affect the story
The setting can set the mood or tone of the story
Name the type of figurative language that has this definition.
A phrase that shows exaggeration that cannot possibly be true.
Hyperbole
This type of figurative language compares two things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Name the figurative language: Bless your heart.
What is an idiom?
How did the Holocaust affect how we live today?
The Holocaust raised awareness of racism and prejudice. It made people more aware and less likely to accept the acts of racism
Name the figurative language: Johnny is feeling as sick as a dog
Hyperbole
Name the type of figurative language that has this definition.
This type of figurative language can often be seen in comic books.
Onomatopoeia
What type of figurative language is this? "I'm so hungry I could eat a cow."
Hyperbole
Name the figurative language: He was a hurricane when he entered the room.
What is a metaphor?
What is one theme from the Holocaust?
Name the figurative language: The air was as cold as ice.
Simile
How does figurative language make writing better for the reader?
Figurative language can appeal to the senses, makes writing more entertaining (funnier).