Definitions
A type of figurative language that compares two unlike things that uses like or as
Simile
The Black Knight tells King Arthur his arm being cut off is but a scratch.
Verbal
Cool as a cucumber
Calm, collected, etc.
His hair was long and tangled and greasy, and hung down, and you could see his eyes shining through like he was behind vines.
Simile
A common phrase that is not to be taken literally. Would not be understood based on the individual words.
Idiom
King Oedipus wants to expose the killer of the former king, Laius. The audience knows that Oedipus is the killer, but Oedipus does not realize that he killed the king.
Dramatic
Through thick and thin
Loyal to the very end
1) For decades, the forest, hugging the eastern side of Birch Hollow, had no visitors. (2) The villagers there never walked near the forest and never directly looked at it. (3) The forest didn't even exist in their conversations.
Sentence 1
An outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected
Irony
A fire truck driving through town while on fire.
Situational
Sat on the fence
Did not make a decision
Dina was not the most graceful person in the world, but she hated it when people caught her in action. Anytime she fell in an embarrassing manner, there was almost always a witness to the disaster. The worst fall of all was when Dina tumbled down a flight of stairs, broke the handle of her suitcase, and tore the sleeve of her suit jacket. To make the matters worse, Ralph, her crush, was about to give her a ride to the airport.
"Are you okay?" Ralph asked, giving her a hand.
"Never been better," Dina responded, turning red.
She actually feels embarrassed in front of Ralph.
Multiple words that start with the same beginning sound
Alliteration
Duncan says that he trusts Macbeth, not knowing about the prophecy of witches that Macbeth is going to be the king, and that he would kill him
Dramatic
Once in a blue moon
Very rarely
Ivan was planning a camping trip. He told his friend Vencil that he was going to camp at Daingerfield State Park. Vencil said, "Be safe."
The name of the park is "Daingerfield" which sounds like "Danger-field."
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman
Personification
Mr. Appleby assigns a 5 page essay due tomorrow. A student says, “Thank you, I did not have enough to do tonight after basketball practice, chores, and eating dinner.”
Verbal
Go down in flames
Fail spectacularly
“I'm a riddle in nine syllables,
An elephant, a ponderous house,"
Metaphor