CRCT Practice – Figurative Language – Flashcards
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The use of words in an unusual or imaginative manner.
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What Is Figurative Language?
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A. metaphor B. a simile C. personification D.hyperbole E.idiom F.euphemism G.pun H.alliteration I. assonance J. consonance K.onomatopoeia
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The term figurative language covers a wide range of literary techniques. Which include:
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Indicates that one thing is something that it literally is not. Example: It is a house of cards. Her eyes were darting torches. Time is money. An icy stare
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What is a Metaphor?
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likens one thing to another (usually achieved by the use of the word like or as). For example: She is as cute as a kitten. This cake is as dry as a bone. He swims like a torpedo. Ghost-like eyes
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What is a Simile?
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When non-human objects are given human traits. For example: The leaves danced in the wind. My computer throws a tantrum at least once a day. Autumn's icy touch Creeping time
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What is personification?
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An exaggeration or extravagant statement used for effect. For example: I could eat a scabby horse. They've got truckloads of money. I nearly died of embarrassment. It's a million times better.
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What is a Hyperbole?
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Commonly used expression whose meaning does not relate to the literal meaning of its words. For example: I'll be pushing up the daisies. It's a piece of cake. Do not let the cat out of the bag. You've hit the nail on the head.
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What is an Idiom?
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The use of agreeable or inoffensive words to replace rude or offensive ones. For example: didn't make it = has died between jobs = unemployed exotic dancer = stripper
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What is an Euphemism?
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A witticism or comical that plays on the different meanings of a word or two words which sound alike but have different meanings. For example: It's hard to beat a boiled egg. I'm an honest cheetah. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
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What is a Pun?
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The repetition of the same initial letter in successive words for effect. For example: Those purple pigs are preposterous. She sells seashells down by the seashore. Smile. Speak. Serve.
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What is an Alliteration?
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The repetition of the same vowel sound in neighboring words. For example: Hear, not fear, the wisdom of wizards. We received three emails. Cats bat at yarn balls.
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What is an Assonance?
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The repetition of the same consonant sound in neighboring words (but not at the front - that's alliteration). For example: She swung her fist in angst against the beast. The big dog dug a hole. Think tank
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What is a Consonance?
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The use of a word which sounds like what it represents. For example: The rocket WHOOSHED in the sky. Are they sausages I can hear SIZZLING? The dish CLATTERED against the floor tiles.
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What is an Onomatopoeia?
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Hyperbole
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Name the Figurative Language for the following sentence: My dad had a cow when he saw my grades.
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Metaphor
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Name the Figurative Language for the following sentence: Jan had to wash a mountain of dishes.
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Simile
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Name the Figurative Language for the following sentence: George thought Sally was sweet as sugar.
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Onomatopoeia
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Name the Figurative Language for the following sentence: Crack! Tom hit a home run.
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Alliteration
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Name the Figurative Language for the following sentence: Ten tiny tulips twisted in the tornado.
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Personification
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Name the Figurative Language for the following sentence: Many of the sunflowers hung their heads in shame.
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C. has a stern look on his face.
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Choose the best answer that tells how the two things are being compared: Mr. Mullin has a face like stone.--This means that Mr. Mullin _______ A. looks like a stone. B. is happy C. has a stern look on his face.
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B. has very dark eyes
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Choose the best answer that tells how the two things are being compared: Laura's eyes are as black as coal.--This means that Laura __________ A. cannot see B. has very dark eyes C. has eyes that glow in the dark
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before he started! - meaning Harvey ran very fast.
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Identify the exaggerated part of the sentence and tell the meaning of the hyperbole: Harvey ran so fast that he got there before he started!
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ton of homework. - meaning alot of homework.
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Identify the exaggerated part of the sentence and tell the meaning of the hyperbole: She gave us a ton of homework.
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glared at me
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Identify the human feeling or action in the example of personification. My blank computer screen glared at me as I tried to write my report.
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tickled the baby's feet.
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Identify the human feeling or action in the example of personification. The grass tickled the baby's feet.
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The flower wilted sadly.
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Identify the human feeling or action in the example of personification. The flower wilted sadly. No one remembered to water it!
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C. People have better ideas if they are well rested.
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Choose the sentence with the best meaning for the metaphor: Time is the thief of youth. A. Children have better ideas than adults. B. Children sleep better than adults. C. People have better ideas if they are well rested.
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B. The science class was almost impossible to understand.
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Choose the sentence with the best meaning for the metaphor: The science class was a foreign movie with no subtitles. A. The science class was taught in a foreign language. B. The science class was almost impossible to understand. C. They showed us a foreign movie during science class.
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A. It takes careful work to become friends with someone.
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Choose the sentence with the best meaning for the metaphor: Friendship is a house built brick by brick. A. It takes careful work to become friends with someone. B. Your friends will help you build a house. C. A house made of bricks is a friendly place.
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C. Kate acts like she is more important than everyone else.
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Choose the sentence with the best meaning for the metaphor: Kate thinks she is king of the jungle. A. Kate shouts when she is angry B. Kate dresses like a wild animal. C. Kate acts like she is more important than everyone else.
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A. Simile - I feel that life is like a bowl of cherries
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Identify the Simile or Metaphor: Julie and I have a wonderful friendship, when we are hanging out I feel that life is like a bowl of cherries. A. Simile - I feel that life is like a bowl of cherries B. Metaphor - I feel that life is like a bowl of cherries
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A. Simile - Our house swarmed with guests like a beehive.
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Identify the Simile or Metaphor: Many of our relatives were visiting. Our house swarmed with guests like a beehive. A. Simile - Our house swarmed with guests like a beehive. B. Metaphor - Our house swarmed with guests like a beehive.
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B. Metaphor - is love is a fairy tale.
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Identify the Simile or Metaphor: He is the sweetest man I have ever met; his love is a fairy tale. A. Simile - his love is a fairy tale. B. Metaphor - is love is a fairy tale.
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B. Metaphor - she is a gentle lamb
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Identify the Simile or Metaphor: Your grandmother is always so sweet to you, she is a gentle lamb A. Simile - she is a gentle lamb B. Metaphor - she is a gentle lamb
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a pretzel
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Complete the Simile phrase: The tree branches are more twisted than __________________.
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a lobster
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Complete the Simile phrase: When I got sunburned, my face was as red as ___________.
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a frozen hamburger
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Complete the Simile phrase: When we went skiing, I got as cold as ____________________.
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a dog
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Complete the Simile phrase: After dinner, he was as sick as _____________________.
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a button
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Complete the Simile phrase: Her grandmother said she was as cute as __________________.
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A. very angry
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Choose the best replacement for the Simile: The disappointed crowd was [as savage as tigers]. A. very angry B. completely silent
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B. terribly boring
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Choose the best replacement for the Simile: The movie was as exciting as limp spaghetti. A. really thrilling B. terribly boring
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A. very disappointing
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Choose the best replacement for the Simile: Saturday's game was canceled. The news was as welcome as a skunk at a picnic. A. very disappointing B. marvelously good
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raging bull
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Complete the Metaphor phrase: Watch out for Ralph this morning. He is a ____________ about the late report.
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brave lion
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Complete the Metaphor phrase: The other soldiers were terrified, but he was a ____________.
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limp dishrag
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Complete the Metaphor phrase: It was so hot at the Saturday picnic that I was a ____________.
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sunny days
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Complete the Metaphor phrase: Good friends are the __________ of life.
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black ribbon
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Complete the Metaphor phrase: The highway was a _________winding through the rolling hills.
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The "S" sound
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Identify the sounds being repeated in the alliteration: The summer sun slid down behind the ridge
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The "H" sound
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Identify the sounds being repeated in the alliteration: In the distance, Horatio heard a horn blow.
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The "B" sound
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Identify the sounds being repeated in the alliteration: Betty bought the baubles at the beauty parlor.
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The "R" sound
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Identify the sounds being repeated in the alliteration: Rosa Parks raised a rallying cry for racial equality.
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brrrrring
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Match the sound of the Onomatopoeia with the correct sound: Telephone
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crunch
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Match the sound of the Onomatopoeia with the correct sound: Chocolate bar with nuts
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buzzzzz
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Match the sound of the Onomatopoeia with the correct sound: Alarm Clock
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clip clop
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Match the sound of the Onomatopoeia with the correct sound: Riding a horse
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moooo
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Match the sound of the Onomatopoeia with the correct sound: Cow
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meow
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Match the sound of the Onomatopoeia with the correct sound: Cat
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poppppp
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Match the sound of the Onomatopoeia with the correct sound: balloons bursting
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splish splash
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Match the sound of the Onomatopoeia with the correct sound: Falling rain
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Alliteration
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BRILLIANT BASKETBALL BOUNCERS three-point thrilling throws shonky charlatan shows no-body's number knows fouling fellow forward flows tackles tight team touching toes galloping guy grandly goes silly standstill sentry slows dribblers, downstairs, dads doze What figurative language was used in this poem? _______________
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Onomatopoeia
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Birds babbling, boys blabbing, bumble-bees buzzing, bells booming, beepers beeping, babies bawling. Balloons bursting, bomb blasting. What figurative language was used in this poem?__________________
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Simile
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Rhinos have very sharp horns They are as strong as 50-metre brick walls And as scary as giants I think they like to have their own food. They are as dirty as pigs at a sewerage farm And as fast as a flash going round a corner They eat like cheetahs running. What figurative language was used in this poem? _________________
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Metaphor
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The Cat & The Fiddle Hey diddle, Diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon. What figurative language was used in this poem? __________________
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C. Personification
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Identify the following sentence: The water opened its arms and invited them in. _____ A.Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification
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C. Personification
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Identify the following sentence: The rain kissed my face as it fell. _____ A.Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification
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C. Personification
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Identify the following sentence: The strawberries were yelling, "Eat me first!" _____ A.Simile B. Metaphor C. Personification
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C. onomatopoeia
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Snap, crackle, and pop are examples of _____________________. A personification B. simile C. onomatopoeia
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A personification
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The sign read, "Mr. Freddy Fantastic, Fabulous Fourth Graders. "This is an example of ______________. A personification B. simile C. onomatopoeia
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B. simile
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11. He is as strong as an ox. This example of ____________________________ A personification B. simile C. onomatopoeia
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c. positive
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Choose the best meaning for the bracketed word: The first review on the Harry Potter movie was [favorable]. Many people attended and enjoyed the movie. Some people even saw the movie three times! a. negative b. uncertain c. positive d. clear
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a. shy
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Choose the best meaning for the bracketed word: Her quiet, [timid] ways made us guess at her true feelings about the story because she kept her ideas to herself and never spoke in the class. a. shy b. boisterous c. kind d. seriously
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b. fined
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Choose the best meaning for the bracketed word: He was found running down the street after curfew, and his parents were [penalized]. The ticket read: "Illegally in the streets at 1:00A.M." Now he would have to pay the ticket with his own money. a. crooked b. fined c. delicate d. informed
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d. tried
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Choose the best meaning for the bracketed word: The woman crossed her fingers as her daughter did the cheer. She was hoping that everything would work out for her daughter as she [vied] for a position on the squad. Her daughter wanted to be a cheerleader. a. shouted b. enclosed c. expanded d. tried
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c. full
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Choose the best meaning for the bracketed word: The boy knew that the lake was [teeming], and overflowing with bass, so he brought a big net to help get the fish in the boat. a. rare b. enclave c. full d. sparse
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b. same tone
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Choose the best meaning for the bracketed word: It was difficult to listen to Tommy speak because he [droned] on and on just like a buzzer that won't stop buzzing. a. ideal b. same tone c. lively d. scared
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______ c. a flock of hungry, chirping birds
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Match the phrase that completes the sentence: The children swarmed into the school cafeteria like______ .
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_____ a. the frosting on a wedding cake
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Match the phrase that completes the sentence: The garden had a covering of snow as thick as ______ .
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______ h. the ripple of waves on the shore
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Match the phrase that completes the sentence: The girls in their pretty summer dresses looked like ______ .
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______ b. a gray winter day
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Match the phrase that completes the sentence: The room was as dreary as ______.
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______ f. freight trains hitting head on
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Match the phrase that completes the sentence: Bill's mother said she thought the rock music sounded like______ .
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______ d. butterflies fluttering in a garden
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Match the phrase that completes the sentence: The sound of the gypsy violins was as soothing as______ .
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______ g. puffs of cotton
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Match the phrase that completes the sentence: The cloud formations filling the sky looked very much like ______ .
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______ e. snow drifting down before dawn
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Match the phrase that completes the sentence: She entered the room as silently as______ .
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______ l. a ping-pong ball
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Match the phrase that completes the sentence: They bounced their conversation back and forth like______ .
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______ j. air from a punctured balloon
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Match the phrase that completes the sentence: The campers' lunch disappeared as quickly as______ .
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______ i. a squeaky hinge on a rusty gate
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Match the phrase that completes the sentence: As the speaker's voice grated on and on, it sounded more and more like _____________.
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______ k. a cardinal on a white fence post
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Match the phrase that completes the sentence: His necktie was as bright as______
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b) woodpecker-jackhammer
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Identify the thing being compared: There's a woodpecker in these trees that sounds like a jackhammer. a) woods-sounds b) woodpecker-jackhammer c) woods-jackhammer
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a) students-water
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Identify the thing being compared: When the bell sounded, the students poured down the staircase and out the doors like water bursting from a dam and spilling down a valley a) students-water b) bell-staircase c) students-dam
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b) Ben and son-two puppies
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Identify the thing being compared: For a half hour almost every night, Ben and his son play on the rug like two puppies. a) Ben-his son b) Ben and son-two puppies c) puppies-rug
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a) gears-tires
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Identify the thing being compared: Larry is such a stock-car racing fan that you can almost hear gears shift when he walks away and tires squeal as he turns the corner. a) gears-tires b) Larry-driver c) Larry-race car
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b) Both are full of unexpected things to eat.
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Decide what is similar: Every day he brings a lunch pail to work that is full of more surprises than a 4th-of-July picnic basket. a) Both are pretty enough to be shown off. b) Both are full of unexpected things to eat. c) Both are made for a special occasion.
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c) Both shield themselves against attack.
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Decide what is similar: When he is criticized or attacked he hisses, draws his head back, and shows his fangs. a) Both can be dangerous. b) Both run from their enemies. c) Both shield themselves against attack.
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c) Both are round, reddish, and coarse.
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Decide what is similar: Duncan's sideburns puff out like copper scouring pads stuck on each side of his face. a) Both can be used for cleaning pots and pans. b) Both have been nicely trimmed. c) Both are round, reddish, and coarse.
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a) Both can be gentle and fierce
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Decide what is similar: In the courtroom with a client, Angela is a lioness protecting her cub. a) Both can be gentle and fierce b) Both have children or offspring. c) Both talk softly but forcefully.
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b. Some people and echoes a. Echoes are the last sound heard.
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Identify the figurative expression: Some people are like echoes. They always seem to have the last word. What things are being compared? a. Some people and the last word b. Some people and echoes c. Some people and their habits d. Echoes and the last word What likeness is being emphasized? a. Echoes are the last sound heard. b. Echoes are loud. c. Echoes seem to speak back to you. d. People's voices have a hollow sound.
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a. Papers and rising bread dough a. They are both getting higher.
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Identify the figurative expression: The pile of papers on his desk was acting like rising bread dough. What things are being compared? a. Papers and rising bread dough b. Papers and his desk c. His desk and bread dough d. His papers and bread What likeness is being emphasized? a. They are both getting higher. b. They are both soft. c. Both of them can be pressed down. d. Both of them can be seen and watched
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a. A sixteen-year-old person and a tape recording b. Both go on for a long time without interruption.
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Identify the figurative expression: A sixteen-year-old human tape recording kept the phone occupied for one full hour. What things are being compared? a. A sixteen-year-old person and a tape recording b. A sixteen-year-old person and a phone c. A phone and a tape recording d. A sixteen-year-old person and a full hour What likeness is being emphasized? a. Time passes by and they both grow older. b. Both go on for a long time without interruption. c. Both are unbreakable. d. Both waste time.
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a. The speech and the lecturer a. Both can be boring (can put you to sleep).
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Identify the figurative expression: The speech of the famous lecturer was Joe's sleeping pill. What things are being compared? a. The speech and the lecturer b. The speech and Joe c. The lecturer and Joe d. The speech and a sleeping pill What likeness is being emphasized? a. Both can be boring (can put you to sleep). b. Both can be interesting. c. Both are informative. d. Both have an effect on people.
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d. The school building and a ghost town d. Both are quiet and deserted.
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Identify the figurative expression: During vacation the school was a ghost town. What thing are being compared? a. Vacation and the school building b. Vacation and a ghost town c. The school building and students d. The school building and a ghost town What likeness is being emphasized? a. Both are learning situations. b. Both need care and understanding. c. Both are fun situations. d. Both are quiet and deserted.
