FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE DEVICES (Definitions)

1. Makes a comparison between 2 or more things that are not alike and uses the words “like” or “as”

2. The word is the same as the sound it makes

3. Makes a comparison between 2 or more things that are not alike

4. Uses the same beginning consonant sound (the bubbly baby burped boldly.)

5. Makes something that is NOT human act like it is

6. The words do not mean what they say (It is raining cats and dogs”)

7. A HUGE exaggeration of the truth

onomatopoeia metaphorsimile

hyperbole

personification

alliterationidiom

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE DEVICES (Definitions)

1. Makes a comparison between 2 or more things that are not alike and uses the words “like” or “as”

2. The word is the same as the sound it makes

3. Makes a comparison between 2 or more things that are not alike

4. Uses the same beginning consonant sound (the bubbly baby burped boldly.)

5. Makes something that is NOT human act like it is

6. The words do not mean what they say (It is raining cats and dogs”)

7. A HUGE exaggeration of the truth

onomatopoeia

metaphor

simile

hyperbole

personification

alliteration

idiom

Simile, Metaphor, or Personification? (Set I)

1. The baby was a clinging vine when his parents left him.

2. That car is a lemon.

3. The kitchen begged me to come and bake a cake.

4. The classroom was a whirlwind of activity.

5. My room was like an ice box while the heater was broken.

6. The red sports car sat quietly in the driveway and waited for the next brave rider to arrive.

Simile, Metaphor, or Personification? (Set I)

1. The baby was a clinging vine when his parents left him.metaphor

2. That car is a lemon. metaphor

3. The kitchen begged me to come and bake a cake.personification

4. The classroom was a whirlwind of activity.metaphor

5. My room was like an ice box while the heater was broken.simile

6. The red sports car sat quietly in the driveway and waited for the next brave rider to arrive. personification

Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, or Personification? (Set II)

1. The raccoon and the fox chatted happily as they romped and played in the forest.

2. When she added the milk, the cereal went snap, crackle and pop.

3. Jenny heard the gypsy scream.

4. With gale-like force, the wind howled and whooshed through the trees.

5. The gopher snatched up and gobbled all the grapes.

6. The chair groaned in agony when the 600 pound man sat down.

7. The dog lost the scent of the rabbit and doubled back to the house.

Onomatopoeia, Alliteration, or Personification? (Set II)

1. The raccoon and the fox chatted happily as they romped and played in the forest. personification

2. When she added the milk, the cereal went snap, crackle and pop.onomatopoeia

3. Jenny heard the gypsy scream. Alliteration

4. With gale-like force, the wind howled and whooshed through the trees. onomatopoeia

5. The gopher snatched up and gobbled all the grapes. alliteration

6. The chair groaned in agony when the 600 pound man sat down.personification

7. The dog lost the scent of the rabbit and doubled back to the house. alliteration

Idiom or Hyperbole? (Set III)

1. You are so slow, frozen molasses would get there sooner than you!

2. These walls have ears.

3. That homework was a piece of cake.

4. I nearly died laughing.

5. She has a chip on her shoulder.

6. I tried a thousand times.

7. You’re just throwing money down the drain.

Idiom or Hyperbole? (Set III)

1. You are so slow, frozen molasses would get there sooner than you! hyperbole

2. These walls have ears. idiom

3. That homework was a piece of cake. idiom

4. I nearly died laughing. hyperbole

5. She has a chip on her shoulder. idiom

6. I tried a thousand times. hyperbole

7. You’re just throwing money down the drain. idiom