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Figurative Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is a simile? | A comparison of two things using the words like or as. |
| What is a metaphor? | A direct comparison of two things (does not use the words like or as). |
| What is personification? | When an object is given human qualities. |
| What is onomatopoeia? | A word that sounds like the sound it makes. |
| What is alliteration? | It is repeating sounds at the beginning of multiple words. |
| What is hyperbole? | An extreme exaggeration. |
| What is an idiom? | A common saying with a meaning completely different from its dictionary meaning. |
| What type of figurative language is this? - My mother is great at gardening! She has a green thumb. | Idiom |
| What type of figurative language is this? -Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. | Alliteration |
| What type of figurative language is this? -The bee went buzzing by my head. | onomatopoeia |
| What type of figurative language is this? -Elisa is a bear in the mornings! | Metaphor |
| What type of figurative language is this? -I am so tired that I could sleep forever! | Hyperbole |
| What type of figurative language is this? -Her eyes sparkled like diamonds. | Simile |
| What type of figurative language is this? -The book begged me to read it when I was trying to go to sleep. | Personification |
| What is an oxymoron? | a contradiction in terms; two things that are opposites |
| What is an allusion? | a reference to another text, song, work of art, or historical event |
| What is imagery? | words or phrases that appeal to the reader's five senses |
| What is a pun? | a play on words |
| What is symbolism? | something concrete that stands for something else, like an idea or emotion |
| What type of figurative language is this? - Civil War | oxymoron |
| What type of figurative language is this? - The boy acted like Scrooge after he lost his football game. | allusion |
| What type of figurative language is this? - Johnny stepped out of his car and thought the bright orange, beaming sunlight will make him blind. | imagery |
| What type of figurative language is this? - My dad said that his breakfast was eggcellent. | pun |
| What type of figurative language is this? - The newlyweds released doves as a sign of love. | symbolism |
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