Figurative Language in a Jar

Makes a great warmup activity or conversation starter or to help clients understand to understand and differentiate when speech should be taken literally or figuratively in social context. The Figurative Language jar features mutliple choice cards exploring the meaning idioms, metaphors, and similes.

Example cards:

• "Jackie is a river of ideas" means: a) Jackie lives near a river, b) Jackie's ideas keep coming, c) Jackie fell into the river while daydreaming
• "She stood like a statue on stage" means: a) She stood very still on stage, b) She forgot her lines to the play, c) She made clay statues
• "This project is an uphill road" means: a) this project involves walking up a hill, b) This project is working on the road, c) This project is hard