Figurative Language Tutorial

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Simile

Metaphor

Personification Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

Directions Quiz

DirectionsPlease visit each section of the PowerPoint, read

carefully each definition and example, complete each practice question, and then take the

Figurative Language quiz.You may not take the quiz until you have visited

each button on the menu.You must print out your score for each time you take the quiz until you reach a score of 70% or

higher.Finally, you must create an example sentence for

each type of figurative language and print it out to turn in.

Have fun!

SimileDefinition: A comparison between

two unlike things using like or as.

Example: Ray Lewis is as mean as a bear.Non-example: I like ice cream. (no

comparison)

Simile Practice

Which of the following sentences uses a simile

correctly?

The classroom was as crazy as a circus.

The classroom was a circus.

MetaphorDefinition: A comparison between two unlike things

without using like or as.

Example: Will Smith is a funny clown.

Metaphor Practice

Which of the following sentences uses a metaphor

correctly?

In the lunchroom,the students’ storieswere like soap operas.

In the lunchroom, the students’ stories

were soap operas.

Personification

Definition: Giving an animal, object, or idea human traits.

Example: The tree smiled as it basked in the sun.

Personification Practice

Which of the following sentences uses

personification correctly?

The wind whispered softly last night.

The wind was strong last night.

AlliterationDefinition: The repetition of the consonant sound at the beginning of words.

Example: Sally the snake slithered swiftly to safety.

Alliteration Practice

Which of the following sentences uses alliteration

correctly?

The daisy danced delightfully in the wind..

The daisy lost its’ petals in the wind.

OnomatopoeiaDefinition: A word whose sound imitates or suggests

its meaning.

Example: The students clapped their hands after a great

performance from the school band.

Onomatopoeia Practice

Which of the following sentences uses onomatopoeia

correctly?

As I walked through the leaves,

they crackled with each step.

As I walked through

the forest the leaves stuck tomy shoes.

HyperboleDefinition: An exaggeration

or overstatement.

Example: I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse.

Hyperbole Practice

Which of the following sentences uses hyperbole

correctly?

My mom had a cow when she saw

my report card.

My mom was enraged when she saw

my report card.

Figurative Language

Quiz

Simile or Metaphor?

The classroom was a freezer when we entered

this morning.

Metaphor Simile

Simile or Metaphor?

The student entered the classroom as quiet as a

mouse.

MetaphorSimile

Metaphor or Personification?

The wind howled during the storm last night.

Metaphor Personification

Onomatopoeia or Alliteration?

The shopping cart banged into the car in the

parking lot.

Alliteration Onomatopoeia

Hyperbole or Alliteration?

Sally sells seashells down at the seashore.

Alliteration Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia or Hyperbole?

I ate so much that I am going to explode.

Onomatopoeia Hyperbole

Personification or Onomatopoeia?

The frog kissed the princess.

Personification Onomatopoeia

Simile or Metaphor?

The boy ran as fast as a cheetah.

Metaphor Simile

Hyperbole or Personification?

I am smarter than Albert Einstein.

Personification Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia or Alliteration?

The child splashed into the huge puddle.

Onomatopoeia Alliteration

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