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Figurative Language Answer Key

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Knowledge
#1 A sound word. Onomatopoeia
#2 Visually descriptive words. Imagery
#3 Giving human characteristics to non-human things. Personification
#4 An exaggeration. Hyperbole
#5 The same beginning letter sounds. Alliteration
Comprehension
#1 Contrast how similes and metaphors are different. Similes contain the words like or as.
#2 Describe how idioms can be like hyperboles. They both exaggerate.
#3 In your own words, define figurative language. Answers will vary. Descriptive language that makes writing more interesting.
#4 Can you distinguish between alliteration and onomatopoeia. Alliteration is the same beginning letter sounds, onomatopoeia are words that are spelled the way they sound.
#5 Can you provide a definition for imagery. Visually descriptive words, words that paint a picture for the reader.
Application
#1 Demonstrate how to identify alliteration in, Alex the angry ant ate another apple. Underline all the A's.
#2 Sketch the literal meaning of the idiom, hit the books. Answers will vary.
#3 DAILY DOUBLE!!! Interpret the metaphor, he has a heart of stone. He was not nice, he doesn't love or show love.
#4 Dramatize "sleeping like a baby". Answers will vary.
#5 Illustrate the figurative meaning of the idiom, hit the books. Answers will vary.
Analysis
#1 Explain why the author used onomatopoeia in the following quote, "With a moo moo here and a moo moo there". To make the rhyme more interesting, to teach animal sounds.
#2 Infer the meaning of this idiom, "piece of cake". Easy
#3 Analyze what this metaphor means " You are toast". You are finished, you lost, you are in trouble.
#4 How is figurative language realted to poetry? Poetry uses lots of figurative language for effect.
#5 How is figuarative language related to songs? Songs use lots of figurative language for effect.
Synthesis
#1 Compose a sentence using alliteration. Answers will vary.
#2 Compose a sentence using hyperbole. Answers will vary.
#3 Compose a sentence using onomatopoeia. Answers will vary.
#4 Rewrite this sentence using figurative language. The bee flew to the flower. Answers will vary.
#5 Rewrite this sentence using figurative language. The dog jumped over the fence. Answers will vary.
Final Question
What are the eight types of figurative language that we learned about? Onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification, similes, metaphors, idioms, alliteration, and imagery.