Figurative Language
Elements of Poetry
Figure it out!
Name that Example
Figure it out #2
100
A comparison between two things using like or as.
What is a Similie?
100
The girl is as thin as a toothpick.
What is a simile?
100

A chicken farmer's favorite car is a coupe.

Pun

100
The oil hissed and sizzled.
What is onomatopoeia?
100

"Woah, you have got nice wheels!!"

Synecdoche

200
A comparison between two things without using "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
200
The author's attitude toward the material and/or readers.
What is tone?
200

This is another fine mess you have got us into. 

Oxymoron
200
The pen ran across the page.
What is personification?
200

If I am not home by midnight, I will turn into a pumpkin! 

Allusion (Cinderella reference)

300
Buzz, burp, splash, and squeak are all examples of this type of figurative language.
What is an onomatopoeia?
300
The central idea, concern, or purpose in a literary work.
What is a theme?
300

Deep down, you are really shallow.

Paradox
300
I saw that movie a million times.
What is a hyperbole?
300

I have been to the dentist many times so I know the drill.

What is a Pun?
400

A juxtaposition of two contrasting/opposite ideas expressed by parallelism of words (e.g. I feel right doing the wrong thing, I feel wrong doing the right thing)

Antithesis

400
Imagery is language that appeals to your ____________.
What are 5 senses?
400

"What's the head count for the party?"

Synecdoche 

400
Jane saw John jump in his Jaguar.
What is alliteration?
400

"I can resist anything but temptation" - Oscar Wilde

Paradox

500
When the poet uses words that paint a picture in a reader's mind.
What is imagery?
500

What do you call an object that stands for an abstract idea? Ex: The American flag = freedom.

Metonymy
500

"Oh pardon me, thou bleeding piece of Earth..."

Apostrophe

500
"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."
What is a metaphor?
500

We will use plastic glasses at the picnic.

Oxymoron

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