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Figurative Language

TermDefinition
alliteration Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. How many pecks of peppers did Peter Piper pick?
alliteration Lexa likes to live in la-la land.
alliteration Sarah sighs slowly.
alliteration That rascally rabbit rigorously runs rapidly.
alliteration Taylor takes tape off of the table.
alliteration My mom made me mash my M&Ms.
alliteration Billy buys banana bread at the bakery.
alliteration Gracie grows green grapes in her garden.
alliteration the repetition of CONSONANT sounds close together (ex: Sally sells seashells by the seashore.)
alliteration Gordan gave her gold giraffe green grapes.
alliteration Hayes' hair hates humidity.
allusion A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
allusion He is a real Romeo.
allusion Don't be a Scrooge.
allusion Houston, we have a problem.
consonants b, c, d, f, g...
figurative language words or phrases that have a meaning different from the literal meaning, such as idioms, metaphors, and similes.
haiku a three-line poem, usually about nature. The first line is five syllables, the second is seven syllables, and the third line is five syllables.
haiku I went to the store I got some potato chips Salt and vinegar
hyperbole She is a million years old.
hyperbole This is taking forever.
hyperbole You're older than dust.
hyperbole My eyelids weigh a thousand pounds.
hyperbole Your smile lights up the whole world.
hyperbole My head is killing me.
hyperbole I am burning up.
hyperbole I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
hyperbole exaggerated statement (ex: "This is taking forever!")
hyperbole There are a million people at this game.
hyperbole My feet weighed a ton in the swampy water.
hyperbole I am scared to death.
idiom a phrase that cannot be understood from the literal meaning (ex: "It's raining cats and dogs.")
idiom It slipped my mind.
idiom You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
idiom break a leg
idiom Stop the horse play!
idiom You are on my last nerve.
idiom Cut it out.
idiom He broke her heart.
idiom He bit the bullet.
idiom I just dodged a bullet.
idiom Put your thinking caps on.
idiom The ball is in your court now.
idiom I've got a bone to pick with you.
idiom All that and a bag of chips
idiom Don't let the cat out of the bag!
idiom Don't throw the baby out with the bath water.
idiom Let's hit the hay.
idiom I am stuck in a rut.
idiom Go out on a limb and make a guess.
idiom I will let you off the hook.
idiom Your nose is growing.
idiom Cat got your tongue?
idiom Corbett threw Hunter under the bus.
idiom The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
idiom We are shooting the breeze.
idiom It will knock your socks off!
idiom Pull yourself together!
idiom She stabbed me in the back.
idiom Get your act together!
idiom You are pushing my buttons!
idiom You were on the ball at your interview.
idiom You passed by the skin of your teeth.
idiom Get your mind out of the gutter.
idiom My life is in your hands.
idiom Don't spill the beans!
idiom You're pulling my leg.
imagery The loud children screamed as the bell echoed through the crowded yellow brick hallway.
imagery using the five senses to create visual images
imagery The smell of the warm, gooey brownies was delightful.
imagery The hot apple pie smelled so heavenly, but burnt my mouth.
imagery The fresh cut grass' smell drifted through the wind on the hot summer day.
imagery The rusty gate creaked eerily at the edge of the foggy cemetery.
imagery The bright lightning bolt flashed across the dark grey sky and I felt the rain drip on my raincoat.
imagery The smell of the rose garden drifted through the open window on the gentle breeze.
irony Well, that team was tough to beat (after winning by 35 points).
irony What great weather we are having (as it is raining).
irony Oh, great. A flat tire...
irony to mean the opposite of what is said (ex: "We are so happy to be back at school.")
irony I can really tell you studied (after passing back a failing grade).
irony Boy, I just love it when we lose.
irony That bathroom smells great.
irony I just love Mondays.
literal the exact meaning of a word or phrase
metaphor comparing two UNLIKE objects without using "like" or "as" (ex: "Jeffery is a computer.")
metaphor My room is a pig sty.
metaphor Pigeons are sky rats.
metaphor Ben's temper was a volcano, ready to explode.
metaphor Love is a battlefield.
metaphor Spencer is a prison warden.
metaphor My sister is the devil.
metaphor Life is a highway.
metaphor You are the light of my life.
metaphor You are a ray of sunshine.
metaphor The clouds are cotton candy in the sky.
metaphor That man is a loose cannon.
metaphor Students are inmates.
metaphor School is a prison.
metaphor This test is a piece of cake.
metaphor She is a wooly mammath.
metaphor This classroom is a circus.
metaphor Emma is a fish.
metaphor He is a pig.
metaphor Jay is a skyscraper.
metaphor Austin is a ninja.
metaphor My desk is a black hole.
metaphor My car is a lemon.
onomatopoeia kapow!
onomatopoeia Vroom
onomatopoeia sizzle
onomatopoeia the use of a word to represent a real sound (ex: boom, clap, bang, ring)
onomatopoeia zapp!
onomatopoeia swish
oxymoron serious comedy
oxymoron old news
oxymoron jumbo shrimp
oxymoron sad clown
oxymoron freezer burn
oxymoron deafening silence
oxymoron diet dessert
oxymoron putting two words together that have opposite meanings (dumb genius, short giant)
personification The sun grinned down at the playground.
personification The bread leaped out of the toaster.
personification The snowflakes jumped from the sky.
personification The tree branch slapped me.
personification The party died around midnight.
personification The moon's shadow danced across the lake.
personification The rocks tripped me.
personification The acid ate a hole in his leg.
personification The hands of fate grabbed my soul.
personification My stomach growled angrily.
personification My alarm clock screams "Wake up!" every morning.
personification That book spoke to me.
personification The grass grabbed my shoe.
personification The pencil jumped out of my hand.
personification His pencil danced across the paper.
personification The cow jumped over the moon.
personification The cold punched me in the face when I went outside.
personification My shadow walked away from me.
personification My cupcake was calling my name.
personification The stars danced in the night sky.
personification The lightning danced across the sky to the beat of the thunder.
personification The song brought me back to the school dance.
personification My bed is calling my name.
personification The wind whispered in my ear.
personification The rock trotted down the hill.
personification The Mexican food was having a war with my stomach.
personification The sun poked me as I lay on the beach.
personification Sweat ran down my forehead.
personification The grass tickled my bare feet.
personification The red pen bled out in the teacher's bag.
personification Her mouth wouldn't stop running.
personification The hummingbird kissed the red flowers.
personification The words hesitated to leave his mouth.
personification Time was creeping up on me.
personification The angry thunder bellowed in the distance.
personification The roof cried slow tears on the sidewalk.
personification The music touched me.
personification The wildfire ran wildly through the forest.
personification The flag proudly stood at the edge of the school.
personification The leaf jumped on her face.
personification The book grabbed my attention.
personification The bright screen grabbed my attention.
personification The flowers were begging for water.
personification giving human qualities to nonhuman things (ex: The clock "tells" time.)
personification The vacuum hums a happy tune while it cleaned.
personification The book jumped off the shelf and attacked Jessica.
personification The basket caught my ball.
personification The guilt was eating him up.
personification The world hates me today.
pun It's pointless to write with a broken pencil.
pun I've been to the dentist a lot, so I know the drill.
pun If you need an arc, I Noah guy.
pun The movie about Jupiter was out of this world.
pun I was addicted to hokey pokey once, but then I turned myself around.
pun a humorous play on words
pun It's hard to beat scrambled eggs for breakfast.
pun You will be mist, boiled water.
pun Sydney was fired from her job at the hamburger joint for putting her hair in a bun.
pun The artist at the police station was drawing someone sketchy.
refrain lines repeated in a poem; the chorus of a song
rhyme mime/lime
rhyme skate/hate
rhyme two or more words that end with same sounds (ex: cake, rake, bake)
rhyme cake/bake
rhyme son/fun/run/one
rhyme bat/cat
rhyme scheme the pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line in poetry
simile His stare is as deadly as Medusa
simile The candy is as hard as a rock.
simile She is as light as a feather.
simile comparing two UNLIKE objects using "like" or "as" (ex: Your room looks like a pig pen!"; "Your room is as messy as a garbage dump!")
simile The new boy was as cold as ice.
simile The sad girl cried like a waterfall.
simile Teachers are like prison guards.
simile The deer dropped like a rock.
simile Her heart is as cold as ice.
simile His hair looks like a rat's nest.
simile Laura is like a frog.
simile He is as dumb as a box of rocks.
simile He smells like a wet dog.
simile Her hair is as shiny as glass.
simile My present was as big as an elephant.
simile The Christmas tree shined like a disco ball.
simile I am as grouchy as a bear.
simile the wind was as loud as a train.
simile He is as free as a bird.
simile The Ohio River is like Hershey syrup.
simile This test is like a game of twister.
simile He is as hot as fire.
simile My handwriting is as messy as an earthquake.
simile My kitty is as cute as a button.
simile Jimmy is as sweet as a PopTart.
simile Her pregnant belly looks like a balloon.
simile The rocks are as sharp as knives.
simile The lamb is as white as fresh-fallen snow.
simile Your momma is as wrinkled as an elephant.
simile She is as strong as a bull.
simile Emma is like an angel.
simile The wind was as fierce as a pack of rabid dogs, tearing at my jacket.
simile Rylee is as fast as lightning.
simile Life is like a roller coaster.
simile She is as courageous as a lion.
simile The dessert tastes like heaven.
simile Time is like gold.
simile The present was as small as a mouse.
simile His heart is as cold as ice.
simile That bird is as dead as a door nail.
simile He is as big as a whale.
simile She is as tall as a giraffe.
simile He is as thick as a brick.
simile Spencer is like a rat.
simile He spun like a fiery tornado.
simile The ocean is as blue as the sky.
simile You shine bright like a diamond.
stanza a group of lines in a poem or song that is SEPARATED from the rest of the poem or song
vowels a, e, i o, u
Created by: carlyhayes1
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