Figurative Language Definitions
compares two things direct without using like or as
Metaphors
that song is bumpin!
metaphor
a moral or lesson in a story
theme
words that sound alike but have different meanings
run, walk, jump
verb
giving non-human items human characteristics
personification
It took five years for my sister to get out of her doctors appointment!
Hyperbole
what the text is about
main idea
words that share meanings with other words
SYNONYMS
a person place or thing
noun
compares two things with like or as
Similes
He crept into the room as quiet as a mouse
similies
the beginning of the story
exposition
words that mean the opposite of other words.
ANTONYMS
Add – Subtract
Above – Below
After – Before
Awake – Asleep
Bad – Good
antonym
Hyperbole
an exaggeration or effect
Easy as Pie!
idiom
BONUS
YOUR ONLY BONUS
BONUS
BONUS
Big, large, huge
Blank, empty, hollow
Bunny, rabbit, hare
synonyms
an expression of two or more words that means something other than the actual meaning
Idioms
Peter piper pickle pepper
alliteration
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adjective
Eye - I
Dear - Deer