ANSWER KEY Figurative Language: Review

Test: W 12/18 A; Th 12/19 BI. Definition ReviewDirections: Test your knowledge of the following terms by filling in the blanks. You may use your notes, if necessary.

Term DefinitionSimile a comparison using like or as

Metaphor a comparison in which one thing becomes another(key words: is, was, were)

Alliteration the repetition of beginning sounds in words that are close together

Personification ascribing or giving human qualities to inanimate objects

Onomatopoeia words that imitate the sounds they name

Hyperbole extreme exaggeration made for effect

II. Identifying Figurative LanguageDirections: Read the lyrics to a rap called “Word Play” by Flocabulary. Note: The song continues on the back. Then label 2 examples of alliteration, 3 – personification, 3 – simile, and 1 example each of onomatopoeia, metaphor and hyperbole.

Meet Will, a youngin' with an old soul,An emcee who wants to be the next to blow.Imagine: he’s in a dark room in Manhattan,Scrapping, scribbling on napkins,Trying to make a living off rapping,But skills, he lacks them. Nobody thought that it would happen,Until one day, Will switches his style,Gets deep, and his wordplay gets witty and wild.He used to sound so embarrassing,Now peep all the metaphors and comparisons.His life is a highway, but he’d confess,He has a plan but needs a GPS.He’s using references and allusions,A lyrical Houdini, creating illusions.Dolphins in '72 - he won't lose,Up by the first alarm, he’s not snoozing.

You'll be amazed by every phrase, He will come correct with the wordplay. Literal lines that block his way,

He will come correct with the wordplay. (x2)

Comparing with like or as, he's dropping similes,Taking little steps like a centipede.He's sharp like a laser, sharp as a razor,In a night as dark as Darth Vader.Dude can juke and adjust his position,Contrasting two things in juxtaposition,From weak to made, cheap to paid,A creep to a dude who leads the way.Using personification, what’s he doing?Making objects and animals seem human.The moon smiles as the city breathes,He can feel the heartbeat of the city streets.A live show? You really oughta see it.Will will drop some onomatopoeia,Words that sound like what they describe,Now the crowd's buzzing - it’s alive.

Will he exaggerate? Use hyperbole?He’s the best ever at it, so certainly.

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With assonance, vowel sounds he’s repeating,He seems the least beat in any season.His fans are legion, all the boneheads who bring beefLeave with lots of lyrical lesions.That’s alliteration - same sound sentence,It’s commonsense - he’s calm with the confidence.Using irony, opposite meaning,

His lines hit as soft as iron, believe him,Good with the puns and the wordplay, oh my,Going deep in double meanings like they were a coal mine.Will's skills are sick like ERs, you heard of this?Get hit and you’ll see stars like Copernicus.If you only have one chance to shine,You better get up, get out and go wild.

III. Identifying and Analyzing Figurative Language in SongDirections: For each song lyric, underline then name the type of figurative language used and explain what the line means. Hint: There can be more than one type of figurative language.

*Please focus on simile, metaphor, hyperbole and personification only.

Example: Ain't no mountain high\Ain't no valley low\Ain't no river wide enough, baby

Hyperbole – Uses exaggeration to show that nothing will ever stop me from being with you

1. There's always gonna be another mountain \ I'm always gonna wanna make it move \ Always gonna be an uphill battle \ Sometimes I'm gonna have to loseMetaphor – Life is always going to have its difficulties just like climbing a mountain is full of challenges

2. Thank God the week is done \ I feel like a zombie coming back to life…Simile – During the week I feel tired from working, but when the weekend comes I feel alive again and energized

3. Got me out here in the water so deep \ Tell me how you gonna be without me \If you ain't here, \ I just can't breathe \ It's no air, no air (2 possible answers)Hyperbole – Exaggerates that when I’m not with you, it’s like there is no air—meaning I can’t live without you.

Metaphor – Living without you is impossible, just like it is impossible to breathe without air

4. Every day is a winding roadEvery day is an adventure with its twists and turns, just like a road can take you many places

5. When the city sleeps \ and I’m the only one, I walk alonePersonification – When the city sleeps, it is late at night and there is little activity going on it the streets.

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6. You were my sun \ You were my earthMetaphor – You were the center of my universe or you were everything to me, just like the sun and earth are central to being alive

7. All eyes on me in the center of the ring just like a circus \ When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip just like a circusSimile - Everyone is watching me, just like everyone pays attention to the act in the center ring of a circus.

8. Like a big bad wolf, I’m born to be bad to the bone Simile I’ll break your heart and be mean, just like the big, bad wolf*Also alliteration – B sounds are repeated

9. You are the sunshine of my life, yeah \ That's why I'll always stay around \ You are the apple of my eye \ Forever you'll stay in my soulMetaphor – You bring joy into my life, just like sunshine warms and brightens the day.

The walls start breathing \ My mind's unweaving \ Maybe it's best you leave me alonePersonfication – The wall are moving or closing in on me, as if they were breathing

IV. Applying Figurative LanguageDirections: Choose a photograph from the collection. Check the back and write down its number out of 33 and give it a descriptive title on the line center line provided. Below the title line, write a descriptive paragraph or poem about your image using at least two types of figurative language. Don’t forget to label your figurative language.

Image #____/33

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