Figurative Language in Matilda Chapter

Questions and Answers

To provide a clear definition of words

To leaves room for the reader to interpret the meaning (correct)

To make the writing boring

To confuse the reader

Personification

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Simile (correct)

A comma

Either 'like' or 'as' (correct)

A dash

A semicolon

It helps to add interest to one's writing and to hold a reader's attention Signup and view all the answers

Giving human-like qualities to non-human entities Signup and view all the answers

To help the reader visualize what is happening in a particular chapter or scene Signup and view all the answers

You could almost feel the dangerous heat radiating from her as a red-hot rod of metal Signup and view all the answers

To interpret the meaning in their own way Signup and view all the answers

As a way of joining or expressing an idea that is not easily understood or clear Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Figurative language is a way to express meaning beyond the literal definition of words, requiring the reader to interpret and understand the intended meaning.
It helps to add interest to writing and hold the reader's attention by creating vivid descriptions and comparisons.

A simile is a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as".
Examples of similes:
- General: Fast as lightning, Hung his head like a dying flower, Quiet as a mouse, Cold as ice
- From Matilda: "You could almost feel the dangerous heat radiating from her as a red-hot rod of metal.", "If a group of children happened to be in her path, she ploughed right on through them like a tank.", "When she marched - Miss Trunchbull never walked, she always marched like a storm-trooper with long strides and arms aswinging..."

Personification gives human-like qualities to non-human objects.
Examples of personification:
- General: The leaves danced across the street, The moon winked at me, The wind sang through the grass
- From Matilda: "...an enraged rhinoceros.", "His stockings hung about his ankles.", "She had an obstinate chin, a cruel mouth and small arrogant eyes."