EGHS Figurative Language

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Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"The wind cried out, bending the trees with all its might."

Hyperbole

Simile

Personification

Metaphor

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"The wet dog was as slick as an ice skating rink."

Simile

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia 

Alliteration

Which of the following sentences features an alliterative phrase?

The boxer's fist crashed into the nose of his opponent.

The heavenly hot cakes melted marvelously on his mauve tongue.

His smile lit up like the lights in Times Square on New Year's Eve.

Don't talk to me. I have a million things to do today.

Match the following words to their definition.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Personification		The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Simile		The projection of human qualities onto nonhuman objects.
Hyperbole		A comparison that states that one thing is another thing.
Metaphor		A comparison that states that one thing is another thing using "like" or "as."
Alliteration		An extravagant exaggeration.

Two or more words that start with the same letter or the same sound. The words must be close to each other in the sentence.

Compares two different things using the key words 'like' or 'as.'

An exaggerated statement often used for emphasis.

Words that imitate sounds.

Compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as.'

Descriptive writing that appeals to the five senses (such as taste, touch, smell, etc.)

Giving human qualities/traits to things that are not human.

Two opposite words that are placed side by side in the same sentence.

The leaves fell gracefully to the ground, twirling like ballerinas.

Metaphor 

Simile 

Oxymoron 

Hyperbole 

The turkey was a magnet, drawing in all members of the family with its delicious scent.

Oxymoron 

Onomatopoeia 

Metaphor 

Hyperbole 

The wishbone made a large crack when the siblings broke it apart.

Oxymoron 

Onomatopoeia 

Simile 

Metaphor 

A reference to another work of literature, a movie, a song, a person, an event, etc. that appears within another text (could be in a book, a movie, a tv show, a song, etc.)

The dictionary definition of a word -

Denotation 

Connotation 

The feeling/emotion that we get from a word -

Connotation 

Denotation 

What kind of figurative language doess 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse' represent?

Paradox

Hyperbole

Idiom

Allegory

Which of these phrases use figurative language?

It's raining cats and dogs

My cat's name is Gizmo

Her teeth are as white as pearls

I wake up at 7 am

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
 "The wind cried out, bending the trees with all its might."

Hyperbole

Simile

Personification

Metaphor

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"The wet dog was as slick as an ice skating rink." 

Simile

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia 

Alliteration

Which of the following sentences features an alliterative phrase?

The boxer's fist crashed into the nose of his opponent.

The heavenly hot cakes melted marvelously on his mauve tongue.

His smile lit up like the lights in Times Square on New Year's Eve.

Don't talk to me. I have a million things to do today.

Match the following words to their definition.

Personification

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Simile

The projection of human qualities onto nonhuman objects.

Hyperbole

A comparison that states that one thing is another thing.

Metaphor

A comparison that states that one thing is another thing using "like" or "as."

Alliteration

An extravagant exaggeration.

Two or more words that start with the same letter or the same sound. The words must be close to each other in the sentence. 

Personification 

Metaphor 

Allusion 

Onomatopoeia 

Alliteration 

Compares two different things using the key words 'like' or 'as.' 

Metaphor 

Oxymoron 

Simile 

Hyperbole 

Onomatopoeia 

An exaggerated statement often used for emphasis. 

Oxymoron 

Hyperbole 

Imagery 

Onomatopoeia 

Personification 

Words that imitate sounds. 

Oxymoron 

Metaphor 

Allusion 

Onomatopoeia 

Alliteration 

Compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as.' 

Simile 

Personification 

Metaphor 

Oxymoron 

Alliteration 

Descriptive writing that appeals to the five senses (such as taste, touch, smell, etc.) 

Personification 

Oxymoron 

Alliteration 

Imagery 

Hyperbole 

Giving human qualities/traits to things that are not human. 

Metaphor 

Personification 

Onomatopoeia 

Oxymoron 

Allusion 

Two opposite words that are placed side by side in the same sentence. 

Oxymoron 

Onomatopoeia 

Hyperbole 

Metaphor 

Alliteration 

The leaves fell gracefully to the ground, twirling like ballerinas.

Metaphor 

Simile 

Oxymoron 

Hyperbole 

The turkey was a magnet, drawing in all members of the family with its delicious scent.

Oxymoron 

Onomatopoeia 

Metaphor 

Hyperbole 

The wishbone made a large crack when the siblings broke it apart.

Oxymoron 

Onomatopoeia 

Simile 

Metaphor 

A reference to another work of literature, a movie, a song, a person, an event, etc. that appears within another text (could be in a book, a movie, a tv show, a song, etc.) 

Onomatopoeia 

Alliteration 

Allusion 

Hyperbole

Imagery 

The dictionary definition of a word - 

Denotation 

Connotation 

The feeling/emotion that we get from a word - 

Connotation 

Denotation 

What kind of figurative language doess 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse' represent?

Paradox

Hyperbole

Idiom

Allegory

Which of these phrases use figurative language?

It's raining cats and dogs

My cat's name is Gizmo

Her teeth are as white as pearls

I wake up at 7 am

EGHS Figurative Language

EGHS Figurative Language

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence? "The wind cried out, bending the trees with all its might."

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?"The wet dog was as slick as an ice skating rink."

Which of the following sentences features an alliterative phrase?

Match the following words to their definition.

Two or more words that start with the same letter or the same sound. The words must be close to each other in the sentence.

Compares two different things using the key words 'like' or 'as.'

An exaggerated statement often used for emphasis.

Words that imitate sounds.

Compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as.'

Descriptive writing that appeals to the five senses (such as taste, touch, smell, etc.)

Giving human qualities/traits to things that are not human.

Two opposite words that are placed side by side in the same sentence.

The leaves fell gracefully to the ground, twirling like ballerinas.

The turkey was a magnet, drawing in all members of the family with its delicious scent.

The wishbone made a large crack when the siblings broke it apart.

A reference to another work of literature, a movie, a song, a person, an event, etc. that appears within another text (could be in a book, a movie, a tv show, a song, etc.)

The dictionary definition of a word -

The feeling/emotion that we get from a word -

What kind of figurative language doess 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse' represent?

Which of these phrases use figurative language?

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"The wind cried out, bending the trees with all its might."

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"The wet dog was as slick as an ice skating rink."