Figurative Language #1
The bread was as thin as paper.
What example of figurative language is this?
What does it mean?
Simile
The bread was really thin.
What is an antonym for last?
What is a synonym for last?
first
final
Give two meanings for the word: frame
The border around a picture
To set someone up to get into trouble
feather is to bird as fur is to ____________
dog
The computers at school are old dinosaurs.
What example of figurative language is this?
What does it mean?
The computers are really old.
Lightening danced across the sky!
What example of figurative language is this?
What does it mean?
Personification
There was a lot of lightening in the sky.
What is a synonym for resist?
yield
refuse
Give two meanings for the word chair.
Something you sit on
To be in charge of something
hot is to oven and cold is to _____________
refrigerator
She was as pretty as a picture.
What example of figurative language is this?
What does it mean?
Simile
She was really pretty.
She could have gone home if she hadn't burned her bridges.
What example of figurative language is this?
What does it mean?
Idiom
To do something that makes it almost impossible to return to the situation.
What is an antonym for detest?
What is a synonym for detest?
like
dislike
Give two meanings for the word spring.
Jump up quickly
A season
one is to penny as five is to __________
nickle
It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing hats and jackets.
What example of figurative language is this?
What does it mean?
Hyperbole
it was very, very cold.
I told you to clean your room a million times!
What example of figurative language is this?
What does it mean?
Hyperbole
I've told you more than once.
What is an antonym for cling?
What is a synonym for cling?
detach; unstick
stick
Give two meaning for the word rest.
To take it easy
To take it all
ski is to snow as raft is to __________
river
Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
What example of figurative language is this?
What does it mean?
Personification
Rita really wanted the pie.
The classroom was a zoo.
What example of figurative language is this?
What does it mean?
The classroom was wild and crazy.
What is an antonym for common?
What is a synonym for common?
unusual
usual
Give two meaning for the word buck.
A male deer
Money
cow is mammal as snake is to __________
reptile
I would give my right arm to get tickets for the football game!
What example of figurative language is this?
What does it mean?
Idiom
I would do anything.