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Mini Book - Figurative Language

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Question 1
1.

Use Mini-Book

Figurative language is the use of words and phrases to convey information ________ ________ ________ ________.

Sample Answer: while eating a burger

Question 2
2.

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An ________ is a group of words that has a ________ meaning from its ________ meaning.

Sample Answer: without ; giving ; literal

Question 3
3.

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A ________ is an obvious ________ that is not meant to be understood literally.

Sample Answer: group ; words

Question 4
4.

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A metaphor is a comparison of two things ________ using "like" or "as."

Sample Answer: group

Question 5
5.

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A ________ is a comparison of two things ________ "like" or "as."

Sample Answer: understood ; giving

Question 6
6.

Use Mini-Book

________ is when the writer gives ________ ________ to nonhuman things.

Sample Answer: understood ; giving ; meaning

Question 7
7.

In the statement 'Her eyes shone like stars', what is the simile comparing?

Question 8
8.

Fill in the blank with a simile: 'She is as brave as _____.'

Question 9
9.

What figure of speech compares two things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Question 10
10.

Is 'her heart is a rock' an example of a metaphor?

Question 11
11.

What figure of speech is applied in this sentence: 'He runs like a gazelle.'?

Question 12
12.

If I said 'the world is my oyster,' what literary device am I using?

Question 13
13.

In the sentence 'The wind whispered through the trees', which word is an example of personification?

Question 14
14.

Give an example of a hyperbole.

Question 15
15.

Is the statement 'I've told you a million times' a hyperbole?

Question 16
16.

Provide an example of personification from any book you've read or heard.

Question 17
17.

What is meant by the idiom: I'm so tired tonight. I am going to hit the sack.

Question 18
18.

Interpret the idiom "costs an arm and a leg."