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What is a simile?
A simile is a comparison between two things using the words like or as.
What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is a comparison between two different things by saying that one is another. (Without using "like" or "as")
What is personification?
Personification is giving human qualities or actions to something that is not human or to inanimate object.
What is hyperbole?
Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration used to make a point.
What is alliteration?
Alliteration is the repetition of the same beginning sound in a group of words.
What is a homophone?
A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and spelling.
What is a homograph?”
A homograph is a word that is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning and sometimes a different pronunciation.
What is an idiom?
An idiom is a phrase whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the words.
What is the figurative language: "Bang! The door slammed shut.”
Onomatopoeia
What is the figurative language: "Fiona found five frogs."
Alliteration
What is the figurative language: "She is as busy as a bee."
Simile
This type of figurative language appears in the sentence: “The volcano was a sleeping giant."
Metaphor
What type of figurative language device is used when an author writes: “The fierce flames flickered and flashed."
Alliteration
What type of figure of speech is used when someone claims, “I’ve told you a thousand times."
Hyperbole
What type of figurative language is shown in the sentence: “The tired house groaned in the wind."
Personification
What is the wordplay in the sentence: “The knight rode through the night."
Homophone
What type of wordplay is this: "To bake a flower-shaped cake, you'll need some flour.
Homophone
What homograph is used twice, and how does its meaning change?
The desert was hot and dry, but the explorer knew he must desert his heavy backpack to survive.
Desert
Desert - a dry, sandy place
Desert - to abandon or leave something
Identify the homograph and explain the difference in meaning.
The teacher asked us to present our project, but I still hadn’t bought a present for my partner.
Present
Present - a gift
Present - to show or share something in front of others
What is the wordplay in the sentence and what is the specific word: Being idle makes me unhappy, but listening to my idol Taylor Swift makes me happy.
Homophone
Idol/Idle
What type of wordplay is the sentence and what is the specific word: I won't spend one cent on a bottle of perfume until I know that I love the scent!
Homophone
Cent and Scent
What is the wordplay and how does it create confusion and humor?
“When the two teams tied, it really threw a wrench in the works for the schedule.”
Idiom
Causes confusion because it means that the tie caused a problem or interruption. It is funny because you cannot actually throw a wrench in the schedule.
What homograph is used, and what two meanings does it have?
The object on the table might object to being moved—at least according to the silly story!
Object
Object - a thing you can see or touch
Object - to disagree or protest
What is the wordplay and why does it create confusion and humor?
“When I saw my grade, my heart skipped a beat.”
Idiom
It creates confusion because the phrase means you are very excited or fearful, not skipping a heartbeat. It creates humor because you cannot literally skip a heartbeat.
Name the homograph and describe both meanings.
The company will produce videos once the farmer harvests his produce.
Produce
Produce - fruits and vegetables
Produce - to create or make something