Definitions 1
This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
Name the figurative language: He was a hurricane when he entered the room.
What is a metaphor?
Identify the figurative language "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
What is alliteration?
What is an onomatopoeia?
This figurative language hints at future events
What is foreshadowing?
The repetition of the same consonant sounds in the beginning.
Alliteration
Identify the example: The slithering snake stalked the small children.
Alliteration
What type of figurative language is when a book may represent the pursuit of knowledge?
What is symbolism?
Name the figurative language: The water was a glove that enveloped the swimmer’s body.
Metaphor.
Which figurative language is caused by excessive pride or self-confidence?
What is Hubris?
This type of figurative language compares two things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Name the figurative language: He was as fast as a cheetah.
Simile
Identify the figurative language: "The rabbit was as slow as a sloth"
What is a simile?
What is a hyperbole?
Which figurative language places two contrasting elements side by side?
What is juxtaposition?
This figurative language refers to an earlier event or plot point.
What is Callback?
Name the figurative language: "My cat passed away last night."
What is Euphemism?
Identify the figurative language: The bee buzzed around my head.
What is onomatopoeia?
Name the figurative language: "He's a wolf in cheap clothings."
What is malapropism?
This figurative language is an overused expression or idea.
What is cliche?
This type of of figurative language references something well known.
What is Allusion?
What is situational irony?
Which figurative language resolves plot problems through unexpected or improbable means?
What is Deus ex Machina?
Name the figurative language: "Pretty ugly."
What is an oxymoron?
How does figurative language make writing better for the reader?
Figurative language can appeal to the senses, makes writing more entertaining (funnier).