Contoh Soal Figurative Language
Contoh Soal Figurative Language - The following is a piece of a famous story. Please read it before you go to the main topic of this lesson.
Have you read or heard the story above? When did you read that or who did you hear that from? Do you still remember the title?
The title of the story is Goldilocks and the Three Little Bears. The recorded version of this story was found in 1951 in Toronto Public Library. In the piece of story above we can find phrases which do not have literal meaning such as “but it (the bed) was as hard as a tree trunk”, “it was as soft as cotton candy”, “growled the Papa Bear”, and “said the Mama bear?”
Have you ever found a bed which is as soft as a tree trunk? Or a talking bears which live in a house and eat porridge? Of course those phrases do not have normal everyday meaning. They use figurative language.
Figurative Language
Figurative language is also known as figure of speech. It is a word, phrase, or sentence which does not have literal meaning. In a story, the authors use figurative language to make objects, settings, and situations relate to the readers. We can find figurative language in folk tales – such as similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, and alliteration.
Simile
A simile is a comparison between two different things using words “like” or “as”. The comparison is between an objector idea and another to suggest that they have a similarity.
Example: Your smile is as sweet as candy floss.
His hands were cold as ice.
Figurative Language
Figurative language is also known as figure of speech. It is a word, phrase, or sentence which does not have literal meaning. In a story, the authors use figurative language to make objects, settings, and situations relate to the readers. We can find figurative language in folk tales – such as similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, and alliteration.
Simile
A simile is a comparison between two different things using words “like” or “as”. The comparison is between an objector idea and another to suggest that they have a similarity.
Example: Your smile is as sweet as candy floss.
His hands were cold as ice.
Metaphors
A metaphor also compares an object with another. Unlike a simile, a metaphor uses direct comparison without “like” or “as”.
Example: He is a burning fire.
He was a wild beast.
A metaphor also compares an object with another. Unlike a simile, a metaphor uses direct comparison without “like” or “as”.
Example: He is a burning fire.
He was a wild beast.
Personification
A figurative language where human characteristic are given to an animal or a thing
Example: The King heard the gold calling his name.
The Lion cried for help.
A figurative language where human characteristic are given to an animal or a thing
Example: The King heard the gold calling his name.
The Lion cried for help.
Alliteration
Alliteration is like tongue twisters. It is a repetition of same initial letter or sound.
Example: The Little Red Riding Hood
The Big Bad Wolf
Alliteration is like tongue twisters. It is a repetition of same initial letter or sound.
Example: The Little Red Riding Hood
The Big Bad Wolf
Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is a word which imitates the natural sound made by the object or action.
Example: splash, bang, ring
Onomatopoeia is a word which imitates the natural sound made by the object or action.
Example: splash, bang, ring
Hyperbole
A Hyperbole is an exaggeration. It makes the truth seem to be bigger than it actually is.
Example: It made the whole world sad.
The Bird flew so high that he could touch the sun.
A Hyperbole is an exaggeration. It makes the truth seem to be bigger than it actually is.
Example: It made the whole world sad.
The Bird flew so high that he could touch the sun.
Idiom
Idiom is an expression which meaning is unpredictable. We cannot take the literal meaning of each word to know what an idiom means.
Example : You reap what you sow (= to get the result of what we did in the past)
Rain of my parade (=to spoil someone’s plans)
Idiom is an expression which meaning is unpredictable. We cannot take the literal meaning of each word to know what an idiom means.
Example : You reap what you sow (= to get the result of what we did in the past)
Rain of my parade (=to spoil someone’s plans)
Figurative language in folk tales has several purposes as you can see in the following explanation.
To create the mood
In a story, in this case a folk tale, figurative language is used to create the mood. Mood means the atmosphere of the story that suggests the reader to feel certain feelings. For example the use of metaphor in “Her eyes were fireflies”, means that he eyes were beautiful. They were as beautiful because we feel that when we see fireflies.
In a story, in this case a folk tale, figurative language is used to create the mood. Mood means the atmosphere of the story that suggests the reader to feel certain feelings. For example the use of metaphor in “Her eyes were fireflies”, means that he eyes were beautiful. They were as beautiful because we feel that when we see fireflies.
To develop the characterization
Characterization is how the author describes the characters of the story. We often find figurative language which describes the character in a folk tale such as “Brown Bear” (alliteration), and “The Giant Turnip (hyperbole).
Characterization is how the author describes the characters of the story. We often find figurative language which describes the character in a folk tale such as “Brown Bear” (alliteration), and “The Giant Turnip (hyperbole).
Summary
Figurative language is also known as figure of speech. In folk tales, it is used to create mood or develop characterization. There are several examples of figurative language such as similes, metaphor, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and idiom.
Figurative language is also known as figure of speech. In folk tales, it is used to create mood or develop characterization. There are several examples of figurative language such as similes, metaphor, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and idiom.
S1
Read the following piece of a story.
That night Lady Liana was going to a ball party with her Prince. She wore the best dress she had. The dress was sparkling sapphire. She couldn’t wait until the Prince came to pick her up. The clock was ticking. “My heart skips a beat.” She said.
The Lady’s name contains alliteration.
The Lady’s name contains alliteration.
Choose one of the following names that would be consistent with the alliteration.
S2
Read the following piece of a story.
“That night Lady Liana was going to a ball party with her Prince. She wore the best dress she had. The dress was sparkling sapphire. She couldn’t wait until the Prince came to pick her up. The clock was ticking. “My heart skips a beat.” She said.
“The dress was sparkling sapphire.”
“The dress was sparkling sapphire.”
From the metaphor, we know that color of the dress is ….
S3
Read the following piece of a story.
“That night Lady Liana was going to a ball party with her Prince. She wore the best dress she had. The dress was sparkling sapphire. She couldn’t wait until the Prince came to pick her up. The clock was ticking.
“My heart skips a beat.” She said.
“My heart skips a beat.”
“My heart skips a beat.” She said.
“My heart skips a beat.”
The meaning of the idiom above is ….
S4
“Your eyes are glowing like morning sun…” (p.3)
The figurative language from the phrase above is ….
S5
“Snap! The Fox got it.”
The correct figurative language for the phrase above is ….
S6
From the following phrases, the one which shows personification is ….
S7
The figurative language for the phrase above is ….
S8
The onomatopoeia in the story is in the …. paragraph.
S9
“Hearing this news made Pagtuga the angriest man in the world.”
The figurative language found in the phrase above is ….
S10
Pagtuga was very angry when he knew that Darang Magayon would get married. The correct metaphor to associate anger with is ….