Sarcasm or Not?
You keep answering questions incorrectly in class. A classmate says to you, "Well aren't you an Einstein today?!"
Sarcasm
I don't know how Henry is going to get his mom to buy him a bike, but I'm sure he has an ace up his sleeve.
A surprise or secret advantage, especially something tricky that is kept hidden until needed
A phrase with a figurative meaning that is different from its literal meaning.
Ex: It is raining cats and dogs outside.
Idiom
The coffee shop is an ice box!
Metaphor
What form of figurative language uses sound words?
Onomatopoeia
You just won an award at school. Someone comes up to you and says, "Congratulations on your award. You should be proud of yourself!"
Not sarcasm
I was already angry with you, and when you forgot to pick me up, that really added fuel to the fire.
An exaggeration so dramatic that it is obviously not true.
Ex: My backpack weighs a ton!
Hyperbole
She's happy as a clam.
Similie
What form of figurative language is the following sentence using: Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better.
Alliteration
You are a really quiet person and someone tells you, "You need to settle down and not be so loud!"
Sarcasm
How do you know they won't let you into the concert? I don't know, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Don't predict problems until they actually happen; don't worry about future events now; don't deal with something until you have to
A comparison of two thats that are not alike, using the words "like" or "as."
Ex: My dad is as strong as an ox.
Similie
The sea lashed out in anger at the ships, unwilling to tolerate another battle.
Personification
Sarcasm or Not?
You tell a joke and no one laughs. Someone says, "Well that went over well...where did you hear that joke?"
Sarcasm
You are a very slow runner in P.E. Someone comes up to you and says, "You're really fast!"
Sarcasm
That movie was for the birds. I'm sorry I wasted my money on it.
Worthless; useless; stupid
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human.
Ex: The trees danced around in the breeze.
Personification
My head was spinning from all the new information.
Hyperbole
What do they really mean?
He got fired because he was a loose cannon and cause everybody a lot of trouble.
A person who is unpredictable and sometimes out of control
After a soccer game in which you made five goals, someone comes up to you and says, "You are really good a playing soccer."
Not sarcasm
Aaron and his sister are always splitting hairs. He said there were forty-seven explosions in the movie, she insisted there were forty-six.
To argue about small, unimportant differences.
A comparison of two things that are not alike, that does NOT use "like" or "as".
Ex: Mom is a real bear when she's mad.
Metaphor
The burning wood hissed and crackled.
Onomatopoeia
What do they really mean?
As a cook and a hostess, Audrey is the cream of the crop.
The best person or thing of all; the top choice; the best part.