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Figurative Language
language that's intended to create an image, association, or other effect in the
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Simile | a statement compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as” |
| Metaphor | a statement that compares two things that are not alike. Unlike similes, metaphors do not use the words “like” or “as” |
| Hyperbole | a statement that is an exaggeration that is created to emphasize a point or bring out a sense of humor |
| Personification | a statement that gives human characteristics to non-living objects |
| Synecdoche | a statement that uses one part to refer to the whole, or the whole to refer to the part |
| Simile | The boy was as brave as a lion in the jungle. |
| Metaphor | My roommate is going through a roller coaster of emotions. |
| Hyperbole | I have told you a million times to wash the dishes. |
| Personification | The car brakes screamed all through the journey. |
| Synecdoche | A boy that has been admitted to the hospital is in good hands. |
| Onomatopoeia | a statement that names something or an action by imitating the sound associated with it. They add some reality to the writing |
| Onomatopoeia | The truck engine roared as it climbed the hill. |
| Allusion | a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. |
| Allusion | “Don’t act like a Romeo in front of her.” |
| Idiom | a phrase that, through general usage, has gained a meaning that is different from the literal meaning of the words. |
| Idiom | He stole her thunder. |
| Puns | a word or words, which are formed or sounded alike, but have different meaning; to have more than one possible meaning. |
| Puns | I've been to the dentist many times so I know the drill. |
| Alliteration | repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in a phrase |
| Alliteration | Robbie saw rabbits resting by roses. |
| Irony | a statement that is opposite of what is meant. |
| Irony | He enjoyed his job about as much as a root canal. |
| Oxymoron | is a figure of speech containing words that seem to contradict each other |
| Oxymoron | jumbo shrimp |
| Metonymy | is a figure of speech in which an object or concept is referred to not by its own name, but instead by the name of something closely associated to it |
| Metonymy | We will swear loyalty to the crown. |
| Synecdoche | a statement or phrase allowing a part to represent the whole |
| Assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words, |
| Assonance | The squeaky wheel gets the grease. |
| Consonance | repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase |
| Consonance | She ate seven sandwiches on a sunny Sunday last year. |
| Imagery | to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. |
| Imagery | The children were screaming and shouting in the fields. |
| Symbolism | the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense. |
| Symbolism | They dressed in black to the funeral of their friend. |
| Sarcasm | a literary and rhetorical device that is meant to mock, often with satirical or ironic remarks, with a purpose to amuse and hurt someone, or some section of society, simultaneously. |
| Sarcasm | Tell me something I don’t know. |
| Understatement | a statement that intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is |
| Understatement | It rained a bit more than usual. |
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