Figures of Speech
Give a good and CREATIVE example of a simile
compares 2 things using like or as
"You are not as beautiful as the stars"
What figure of speech is this sentence defining?
"A metaphor that is introduced and then further developed throughout a literary work"
Extended metaphor
Define and give an example of a pun
A figure of speech that is a play on words
"A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired"
"Using humor, irony or exaggeration to criticize or mock something"
What figure of speech is this defining?
Satire
Make a metaphor using the moon.
"You're the sun to my moon"
"a figure of speech that combines words with contradicting meanings"
This is the definition of a paradox.
T or F?
False
Which definition matches the word "Understatement"?
A. A figure of speech that is an expression used in the place of a phrase or words considered inappropriate/offensive
B. A figure of speech where something is represented to be lesser than it really is
C. A figure of speech where 1 word or phrase is substituted for another that is closely associated with it
D. A figure of speech that inverts the order of words or phrases in a sentence or phrase
B
Define "figure of speech"
a form of expression used to convey meaning beyond an actual definition of a word
What word attributes characteristics to non living things?
Personification
"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" and
"Romeo, doff thy name, and for that name which is no part of thee, take all myself." are part of what iconic literary form?
Dramatic monologue
Make a valentines day themed pun (it has to be corny and if its not corny enough the next team gets their chance)
"I love you a latte"
Give an example of how Wordsworth uses image
"I wandered lonely as a cloud"
"When she did the flips at the dance, she landed as light as a feather"
What figure of speech is used in this sentence?
Hyperbole
"A speech given by a single person/character in a story"
What fiction term is this describing?
Monologue
The product Icyhot is an example of what figure of speech?
Oxymoron
Give a proper definition of syntax
The way words are put together in a sentence or phrase
Define paradox and give us a paradox example
A figure of speech in which the statement contradicts itself but is actually able to be proven true
"The only rule is there are no rules"
Combine 3 of these fiction terms in 1 sentence
-oxymoron
-personification
-hyperbole
-understatement
-image
Up to our discretion
Define the word allusion and give an example of one
A figure of speech that makes a reference to another story, person, object or event indirectly
"eden sank to grief"
Name 1 of the 3 satirical elements used to criticize or mock something
humor, irony, exaggeration