The document provides instructions for a quiz on identifying different types of figurative language. It lists several figurative language terms and their definitions. It then provides examples of sentences using different figurative language techniques and asks the reader to identify which technique is being used in each example sentence.

2. In the next few slides, you will be given a figurative language term and asked to choose the best answer that defines each figurative language term. Do your best!

3. A) Comparing two unlike things, saying “this is that” B) Comparing two unlike things using “like,” “as,” or “than” C) Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters) D) An extreme exaggeration E) Giving human-like qualities to non-human things F) A word whose spelling looks like it sounds (Batman words!)

4. A) Comparing two unlike things, saying “this is that” B) Comparing two unlike things using “like,” “as,” or “than” C) Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters) D) An extreme exaggeration E) Giving human-like qualities to non-human things F) A word whose spelling looks like it sounds (Batman words!)

5. A) Comparing two unlike things, saying “this is that” B) Comparing two unlike things using “like,” “as,” or “than” C) Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters) D) An extreme exaggeration E) Giving human-like qualities to non-human things F) A word whose spelling looks like it sounds (Batman words!)

6. A) Comparing two unlike things, saying “this is that” B) Comparing two unlike things using “like,” “as,” or “than” C) Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters) D) An extreme exaggeration E) Giving human-like qualities to non-human things F) A word whose spelling looks like it sounds (Batman words!)

7. A) Comparing two unlike things, saying “this is that” B) Comparing two unlike things using “like,” “as,” or “than” C) Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters) D) An extreme exaggeration E) Giving human-like qualities to non-human things F) A word whose spelling looks like it sounds (Batman words!)

8. A) Comparing two unlike things, saying “this is that” B) Comparing two unlike things using “like,” “as,” or “than” C) Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters) D) An extreme exaggeration E) Giving human-like qualities to non-human things F) A word whose spelling looks like it sounds (Batman words!)

9. A) An extended comparison of two unlike things, saying “this is that” then further explaining it B) Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters) C) An extreme exaggeration D) Giving human-like qualities to non-human things E) A word whose spelling looks like it sounds (Batman words!)

10. A) Comparing two unlike things, saying “this is that” B) Comparing two unlike things using “like,” “as,” or “than” C) Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (tongue twisters) D) An extreme exaggeration E) An idiot statement F) A word whose spelling looks like it sounds (Batman words!)

11. A) Comparing two unlike things, saying “this is that” B) Comparing two unlike things using “like,” “as,” or “than” C) Language that appeals to the five senses (it plays a movie in your head) D) An extreme exaggeration E) A word whose spelling looks like it sounds (Batman words!)

12. For instance, You have the example: “ Young Karen watched as her mother began readying herself for the evening. Her mom moved gracefully across the room like a confident cat. Karen thought to herself, ‘I hope I grow up to be just like her.” You would record, “ Her mom moved gracefully across the room like a confident cat ” and identify the example as SIMILE. Identify what type of figurative language each example shows. Record the key words or phrase from each example that determined the category in which you placed it.

13. 1.

14. Onomatopoeia

15. My older brother is such a backseat driver, always giving me advice on how to improve my jump shot even though I don’t want it! 2.

16. metaphor

17. 3.

18. hyperbole

19. 4.

20. Personification Imagery

21. My mom always says, “It isn’t healthy to bury your head in the sand when there is a problem that needs to be faced.” 5.

22. idiom

23. 6.

24. Metaphor onomatopoeia

25. 7.

26. Alliteration

27. 8.

28. Simile

29. After her long hike through the park, Mary decided to hit the hay early. She had never felt so exhausted. 9.

30. idiom

31. 10.

32. hyperbole

33. Succeeding in life is like running a race. Both take great training and self-discipline and pay off greatly in the end. 11.

34. analogy

35. 12.

36. metaphor

37. 13.

38. personification

39. 14.

40. Personification imagery

41. Being a good reader is like a person who has direction. Good readers, like people who have direction, should prepare their minds before they read by briefly skimming the text before actually reading it. 15.

42. analogy