Examples 1
He was white as a ghost
What is a Simile?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is an Alliteration?
A comparison between two different things using the words "like" or "as"
What is a Simile?
A direct comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as"
What is a Metaphor?
Viewers of Toy Story know the toys come to life when humans leave the room, while the human characters do not
What is Dramatic Irony?
The thunder growled angrily across the sky.
What is Personification?
Don’t act like a Scrooge.
What is an Allusion?
Giving human traits, emotions, or actions to non-human objects or animals
What is Personification?
An extreme, intentional exaggeration used for emphasis or comedic effect
What is Hyperbole?
Roses represent love and beauty.
What is Symbolism?
It's raining cats and dogs.
What is a Hyperbole?
It's time to spill the beans.
What is an Idiom?
A figure of speech containing words that seem to contradict each other.
What is an Oxymoron?
When the audience or reader knows crucial information that the characters do not
What is Dramatic Irony?
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana."
What is a Pun?
She is a walking encyclopedia.
What is a Metaphor?
A fire station burning down.
What is Situational Irony?
An indirect or brief reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, or literary significance.
What is an Allusion?
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of closely connected words.
What is an Alliteration?
I must be cruel to be kind."
What is a Paradox?
Whoosh!
What is a Onomatopoeia?
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
What is a Juxtaposition?
A common phrase or expression whose figurative meaning differs entirely from the literal meaning of its individual words.
What is an Idiom?
Using a physical or abstract object to represent a larger, deeper idea, quality, or concept
What is Symbolism?
A deafening silence.
What is an Oxymoron?