Figurative Language
Which type of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare to two things?
Simile
What is type of figurative Language is this?
Susan is as gentle as a kitten.
Simile
Which part of the plot reveals the outcome of the conflict?
Resolution
Who said it?
"Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold"
Johnny
The moral of the story or lesson the author wants you to learn.
Theme
Which type of figurative language gives human qualities to something that is not human?
Personification
What type of figurative Language is this?
Hold your horses.
Idiom
Which part of the plot is at the beginning of a story and reveals the setting and characters?
Exposition
Identify the Greaser:
Toughest member of the gang; has been in jail
The main structure or sequence of events that make up a story. What is this called?
Plot
Which type of figurative language uses words to represent sounds?
Onomatopoeia
What is Type of figurative Language is this?
Love is a gentle, sweet rose.
Metaphor
Which part of the plot is when the story is at its highest point of interest or at the turning point?
Climax
Who said it?
"Greasers will still be greasers and Socs will still be Socs."
Randy (the Soc)
Which type of figurative language uses extreme exaggeration?
Hyperbole
Which type of figurative language compares two things WITHOUT "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
Find the figurative language in this sentence.
The waterfall stretched for millions of miles.
Hyperbole
Which part of the plot is where the problem is revealed -- things get complicated?
Rising Action
Johnny bought this for Ponyboy, but he ends up enjoying it just as much himself.
The book, Gone With the Wind
Which type of figurative language is it when the same beginning sound is repeated two more times in one sentence or line of a poem?
Alliteration
Which type of figurative language uses words or phrases not meant to be taken literally?
EX: time flies when you're having fun.
Idiom
Identify the type of figurative language used in the following sentence:
Don’t wear those big red Ironman boots to the party.
Allusion
Which part of the plot is where the events and complications of the story BEGIN to resolve themselves?
Falling Action
Who said it?
“It’s okay…we aren’t in the same class. Just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset, too.”
Ponyboy
Who is the author of the poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay," that has special meaning to Johnny at his death?
Robert Frost