Figurative Language A-L
The fire station burned down.
Irony
The carved pumpkin sat on the porch, smiling at me.
Personification
The congested hallways always make her late to class.
Adjective
"If one of us goes down for this, it'll be as bad as all of us going down for this..."
This is Our Story
Convey
-To communicate a message
-To bury beneath the ground
-To sleep soundly
The dog raced across the flowering field to fetch the ball.
Alliteration
All the world is a stage.-Shakespeare
Metaphor
Jeff forged his absentee note quickly.
Adverb
"He suffered from a morbid acuteness of the senses..."
The Fall of the House of Usher
Imminent
-Unclear
-Forthright
-About to happen.
The movie went on for what seemed like an eternity!
Hyperbole
The car screeched to a stop.
Onomatopoeia
I left the cup on the kitchen counter.
Preposition
"It's not the way it used to be...people ain't the way they used to be."
The Lottery
Dissipate
-To relate to.
-To become cloudy.
-To disappear.
"Hey Uncle Harry, you've grown quite thin on top!'
Euphemism
Less is more.
Paradox
"Hey! How are you?"
Interjection
"I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me."
The Metamorphosis
Conspicuous
-Invisible
-To stand out
-To speak quietly
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.-Mark Twain
Anaphora
Deafening silence.
Oxymoron
"We can either go out for dinner or order in from Uber Eats."
Conjunction
"Their bodies were never recovered. That was the dreadful part of it."
The Open Wndow
Sibilant
-A hissing sound
-A joyful exaltation
-A quiet rumbling