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 Irony
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
Hot is to cold as happy is to _______
Sad
The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is
Understatement
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 Irony
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
Warrior : Sword :: _______ : Pen
Writer, Author, etc.
A joke involving a meaning or sounding of a word. Can be an innuendo, wordplay, or quip
Pun
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 Irony
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
A dog is to mammal as a __________________________ is to amphibian.
Frog
A number, word, phrase, sentence, or paragraph that is the same forward and backward
Palindrome
A fire truck driving through town while on fire.
Situational Irony
“I'm a riddle in nine syllables,
An elephant, a ponderous house,"
Metaphor
____ : Cow :: Wool : Sheep
Milk
Using one word and scrambling the letters around to form another word.
Anagram
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 Irony
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."
Jefferson City : Missouri :: _______ : Illinois
Springfield