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LH - Fig Lang
Helgerson - Figurative Language terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the opposite of literal language | figurative language |
| words that imitate the sounds they name | onomatopoeia |
| the repetition of the beginning sounds in two or more words | alliteration |
| comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" | simile |
| comparing two unlike things by saying one thing IS the other | metaphor |
| He eats like a hog. | simile |
| Don't be such a mule. | metaphor |
| Our cat is so fast; he's a bolt of lightning! | metaphor |
| giving human qualities to inanimate objects | personfication |
| The leaves danced in the wind. | personification |
| an expression that can't be understood from the meanings of its individual words | idiom |
| It's "raining cats and dogs". | idiom |
| a huge exaggeration used for emphasis | hyperbole |
| I've got a ton of papers to grade tonight. | hyperbole |
| saying one thing, but meaning another | verbal irony |
| expecting something to happen that turns out quite differently | situational irony |
| when the reader or audience knows something that the characters in the story don't | dramatic irony |
| time and place | setting |
| the use of words that appeal to the five senses | imagery |
| Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers | alliteration |
| the trolley clattered down the street | onomatopoeia |
| when something stands or represents something greater than itself | symbolism |
| the cross stands for Christianity | symbolism |
| Saying "that was really cool" when your friend does something stupid. | verbal irony |
| a reference to something from history or literature that everyone understands | allusion |
| You're the George Washington of our community. | allusion |
| saying one thing is similar to another by giving an example; using an example or story to explain something else | analogy |
| a statement that seems self-contradictory or absurd, but in reality tells a possible truth | paradox |
| When she walks in the hair, her hair is shiny, kind of like your nose hairs after you sneeze. | analogy |
| I can exist everything except temptation. | paradox |
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