Transcript Figurative Language Review

Figurative Language
Review
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Identify the Figure of
Speech
1. The crack of the bat echoed through
the crowd as the baseball player hit
a homerun.
simile
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
I am sorry. That is not
correct.
Remember that a simile is a
figure of speech that
compares two unlike things
using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
Try Again 
Oops! Not Quite 
Remember that a hyperbole
is a figure of speech that
uses an extreme
exaggeration.
Try Again 
You got it! 
That’s right! Onomatopoeia
involves sound words that are
spelled exactly as they sound.
Can you guess which word in that sentence was the
onomatopoetic word?
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your answer.
crack
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Identify the Figure of
Speech
2. The moon was a light bulb shining in
the night sky.
metaphor
oxymoron
personification
Good Try but…
Remember that
personification is giving
non-human things human
characteristics.
Try Again 
Try Again
Remember that an oxymoron
is a figure of speech that
uses words which
contradict each other.
Try Again 
Great Job!
That’s right! A metaphor is a
figure of speech that
compares two unlike things
without using ‘like’ or ‘as’
What two objects did the sentence
compare?
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your answer.
moon
light bulb
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Identify the Figure of
Speech
3. It took me forever to finish my
homework last night.
simile
oxymoron
hyperbole
I am sorry. That is not
correct.
Remember that a simile is a
figure of speech that
compares two unlike things
using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
Try Again 
Try Again
Remember that an oxymoron
is a figure of speech that
uses words which
contradict each other.
Try Again 
Fantastic!
That’s right! A hyperbole is a
figure of speech that uses an
extreme exaggeration.
Which word was the exaggerated word?
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your answer.
forever
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Identify the Figure of
Speech
4. My teacher gave us Sweet Tarts for
being such a good class.
onomatopoeia
personification
oxymoron
Good Try but…
Remember that
personification is giving nonhuman things human
characteristics.
Try Again 
Whoops!
Remember that
onomatopoeia involves
sound words that are
spelled exactly as they
sound.
Try Again 
Way to Go!
That’s right! An oxymoron is a
figure of speech that uses
words which contradict each
other.
Which group of words was the oxymoron?
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your answer.
Sweet
Tarts
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Identify the Figure of
Speech
5. The giant’s steps were thunder as he
walked through the field.
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
I am sorry. That is not
correct.
Remember that a simile is a
figure of speech that
compares two unlike things
using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
Try Again 
Whoops!
Remember that
onomatopoeia involves
sound words that are
spelled exactly as they
sound.
Try Again 
Great Job!
That’s right! A metaphor is a
figure of speech that compares
two unlike things without using
‘like’ or ‘as’
What two objects did the sentence compare?
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your answer.
Giant’s steps
thunder
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Identify the Figure of
Speech
6. The water was as smooth as glass.
hyperbole
personification
simile
Oops! Not Quite 
Remember that a hyperbole is
a figure of speech that uses
an extreme exaggeration.
Try Again 
Good Try but…
Remember that
personification is giving
non-human things human
characteristics.
Try Again 
Star Work!
That’s right! A simile is a
figure of speech that
compares two unlike things
using ‘like’ or ‘as’
What did the sentence compare?
Water
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your answer.
as smooth as
glass
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Identify the Figure of
Speech
7. This class is a three ring circus.
metaphor
oxymoron
simile
I am sorry. That is not
correct.
Remember that a simile is a
figure of speech that
compares two unlike things
using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
Try Again 
Try Again
Remember that an oxymoron
is a figure of speech that
uses words which contradict
each other.
Try Again 
Great Job!
That’s right! A metaphor is a
figure of speech that compares
two unlike things without using
‘like’ or ‘as’
What two objects did the sentence compare?
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your answer.
class
circus
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Identify the Figure of
Speech
8. The thunder roared through the air.
onomatopoeia
personification
hyperbole
Whoops!
Remember that onomatopoeia
involves sound words that
are spelled exactly as they
sound.
Try Again 
Oops! Not Quite 
Remember that a hyperbole is
a figure of speech that uses
an extreme exaggeration.
Try Again 
You’re on a Roll
That’s right! Personification is
giving non-human things
human characteristics.
Thunder is non-human. What human
characteristic does thunder portray in the
sentence?
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your answer.
roared
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Identify the Figure of
Speech
9. I will just die if he asks me to dance.
oxymoron
personification
hyperbole
Try Again
Remember that an oxymoron
is a figure of speech that
uses words which
contradict each other.
Try Again 
Good Try but…
Remember that
personification is giving nonhuman things human
characteristics.
Try Again 
Fantastic!
That’s right! A hyperbole is a
figure of speech that uses an
extreme exaggeration.
Which word was the exaggerated word?
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your answer.
die
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Identify the Figure of
Speech
10. The opera star sang like a nightingale.
metaphor
simile
personification
Good Try but…
Remember that
personification is giving nonhuman things human
characteristics.
Try Again 
Oh No!
Remember that a metaphor
is a figure of speech that
compares two unlike things
without using ‘like’ or ‘as’
Try Again 
Star Work!
That’s right! A simile is a figure
of speech that compares two
unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
What did the sentence compare?
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your answer.
The opera star
sang like
a nightingale
Great Studying!