Definitions
This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence/line:
The sun danced away as the night crept towards us.
A. simile
B. conflict
C. personification
D. foreshadowing
What is C- personification?
The sun was just beginning to rise over the quiet village. Mist curled around the mountains and rooftops, and the scent of pine trees drifted through the cool morning air. A single rooster crowed in the distance as golden light spilled down the hillsides.
This paints a vivid picture; therefore, the figurative language used is.....
What is imagery?
Who is the protagonist in a story?
A) The main character who faces the conflict and drives the story forward
B) A minor character who appears briefly
C) The character who opposes the main character
D) The narrator who tells the story
What is A?
Identify the figurative language used in Stanza 1, lines 1.
Drip, drop, the rain begins to play,
Tapping tunes on my window all day.
Pitter-patter on the rooftop high,
A steady beat beneath the sky.
Splash! go puddles under feet,
Whoosh! goes wind down every street.
The thunder rumbles, boom and roll—
A stormy song that stirs the soul.
Onomatopoeia
The repetition of the same consonant sounds in the beginning.
Alliteration
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence/line:
The slithering snake stalked the small children.
Alliteration
Identify the figurative language:
The sun smiled down on us.
Personification
What does the following sentence most likely suggest?
“As Sarah walked into the old house, a chill ran down her spine, and she thought she heard faint whispering from the dark hallway.”
A) Sarah feels happy and excited to explore the house.
B) Something mysterious or frightening might happen soon.
C) The house is warm and welcoming.
D) Sarah is having a pleasant conversation with someone.
What is B
Identify an example of figurative language. Many possible answers!!!
Summer Day
The sun climbed high and kissed the land,
A breeze danced light across the sand.
Children laughed with endless cheer,
Their voices loud enough to crack the sky.
The ocean shimmered, bold and bright,
A perfect day, from dawn to night.
Multiple Answers
This type of figurative language means giving human qualities to non-human or non-living things.
What is personification?
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence/line:
He sprinted across the field, his legs moving so swiftly and smoothly that he was as fast as a cheetah.
Simile
Identify the figurative language:
The rabbit was as slow as a sloth.
A. metaphor
B. simile
C. personification
What is a simile?
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence, “The boy was a skyscraper, towering over all the other students”?
A) Simile
B) Personification
C) Metaphor
D) Hyperbole
What is C?
Which line demonstrates the use of a personification?
The river sings a lullaby,
It's as soft as feathers in the breeze,
It winds beneath the twilight sky,
And whispers through the trees.
Line 1 and 4
I will take either of those answers
This type of figurative language compares two things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence/line:
She cried a river of tears.
A. alliteration
B. personification
C. hyperbole
D. simile
What is C?
The person or thing that is opposing the main character (protagonist) in a conflict.
What is the antagonist?
What is a flashback in a story?
A) A scene that shows what will happen in the future
B) A sudden interruption in the story to show events that happened earlier
C) A description of the setting and characters
D) The main problem or conflict in the story
What is B?
Which line demonstrates a metaphor?
Morning Walk
The sky is brushed with streaks of gold,
Birdsong weaves stories gently told,
I walk the path where flowers wake,
My thoughts a river, calm or quake.
The world exhales, and so do I,
Beneath the soft and stretching sky.
Line 4- My thoughts a river, calm or quake.
The struggle between opposing forces.
What is conflict?
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence/line:
He was a hurricane when he entered the room making his presence impossible to ignore.
What is a metaphor?
A narrative style where the story is told from the perspective of a character using "I," "me," "my," etc., as they narrate their own experiences and thoughts.
What an first person point of view ?
Which of the following sentences contains a simile?
A) The wind whispered secrets through the trees.
B) Her voice was like a warm blanket, comforting and soft.
C) The classroom was a zoo during recess.
D) Time flew by in the blink of an eye.
What is B
Identify the rhyme scheme?
A whisper drifts through silent trees,
The moonlight dances on the ground,
It weaves its way upon the breeze,
Without a single sound.
What is ABAB?