1.5 Figurative Language

• Figurative language makes writing more vivid and imaginative.

  True
• Personification involves giving human qualities to non-human entities
• Match the type of figurative language with its example:

  Metaphor ↔️ "My heart is a drum"

  Simile ↔️ "She is as busy as a bee"

  Personification ↔️ "The trees danced in the wind"

  Hyperbole ↔️ "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
• Figurative language is used to deepen meaning in writing.

  True
• A simile compares two unlike things using "like" or as
• Hyperbole is a type of figurative language used to exaggerate for emphasis.


  True
• Match the type of figurative language with its definition:

  Metaphor ↔️ Compares unlike things without "like" or "as"

  Simile ↔️ Compares unlike things using "like" or "as"

  Personification ↔️ Gives human traits to non-human things
• What is an example of figurative language?

  "Her eyes were shining like stars"
• What is the purpose of literal language?

  To convey factual information
• Match the type of figurative language with its example:

  Metaphor ↔️ "My heart is a drum"

  Simile ↔️ "She is as busy as a bee"

  Personification ↔️ "The trees danced in the wind"

  Hyperbole ↔️ "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
• Figurative language enhances writing by inviting the reader to visualize and experience the ideas being conveyed
• What is a metaphor?

  Compares unlike things without like or as
• Personification involves giving human characteristics to non-human things.

  True
• What is the purpose of hyperbole in writing?

  Exaggerate for emphasis
• Figurative language is used to make writing more vivid, imaginative, and impactful.


  True
• Match the type of figurative language with its example:

  Metaphor ↔️ "My heart is a drum"

  Simile ↔️ "She is as busy as a bee"

  Personification ↔️ "The trees danced in the wind"

  Hyperbole ↔️ "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
• Figurative language deepens meaning, while literal language uses words exactly as defined.


  True
• What is an example of figurative language?

  "Her eyes were shining like stars"
• What is a simile?

  Compares using like or as
• Figurative language makes writing more impactful by inviting the reader to visualize and experience ideas.

  True
• What word is used in a simile to compare two unlike things?

  Like
• Hyperbole exaggerates for emphasis or effect
• Figurative language contrasts with literal language in its use of straightforward definitions.


  True
• Match the type of figurative language with its definition:

  Metaphor ↔️ Compares two unlike things without "like" or "as"

  Simile ↔️ Compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"

  Hyperbole ↔️ Exaggerates for emphasis or effect

  Imagery ↔️ Uses vivid descriptions to evoke senses
• What is the primary goal of using figurative language in writing?

  To make it vivid
• Imagery in figurative language helps readers visualize and experience ideas through their senses.


  True
• Figurative language refers to the use of words in non-literal ways to achieve a particular effect
• Order the following sentences to distinguish between figurative and literal language:

  1️⃣ Figurative language uses non-literal expressions to create vivid imagery.

  2️⃣ Literal language uses words in their straightforward, defined sense.

  3️⃣ Example of figurative language: "Her eyes were shining like stars."

  4️⃣ Example of literal language: "The sky was blue and clear."
• What is hyperbole used for in figurative language?

  Emphasis or effect
• Imagery in figurative language uses vivid descriptions to appeal to the senses
• What is a metaphor?

  Compares unlike things
• What is personification?

  Gives human traits to non-human things
• What does figurative language aim to achieve?

  A particular effect
• Figurative language deepens meaning through non-literal expressions.


  True
• Figurative language invites the reader to visualize
• Order the common types of figurative language from the most direct comparison to the most exaggerated effect:

  1️⃣ Metaphor

  2️⃣ Simile

  3️⃣ Personification

  4️⃣ Hyperbole
• What is the primary goal of figurative language in writing?

  To make writing more vivid
• How does figurative language contrast with literal language in its purpose?

  Figurative creates impact, literal conveys facts
• A simile compares two unlike things using like or as.
• Imagery uses vivid descriptions to appeal to the senses.