Figurative Language
What is Figurative Language?
Figurative language is language that is not meant to be taking literally.
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The students were having a whale of a time at the party.
Having a whale- Idiom
What is the definition for Idiom?
A phrase which has a different meaning than the literal meaning.
What type of figurative Language is this?
Hold your horses.
Idiom
What is the name of the type of Figurative Language that has this definition?
The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound made by an object or action.
Onomatopoeia
Give an example of figurative language (term).
Similie, metaphor, hyperbole, Idiom, Personficiation, imagery, symbolism, allusion, oxymoron, pun, paradox
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The waterfall stretched for millions of miles.
stretched for millions of miles- hyperbole
What is the definition for Hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration that can't be true.
What is Type of figurative Language is this?
BOOM! POW!
Onomatopoeia
What is the name of the type of Figurative Language that has this definition?
Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as".
Simile
Why is figurative language used?
Figurative language is used to help the reader better understand what the author is trying to describe and/or make the reading more exciting.
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The classroom was so loud and crazy it was a zoo!
It was a zoo!- Metaphor
What is the definition for Oxymoron?
Words or phrases in which contradictory or opposite terms are used together.
What is type of figurative Language is this?
Susan is as gentle as a kitten.
Simile
What is the name of the type of Figurative Language that has this definition?
Comparing two unlike things without using like or as. Calling one thing another.
Metaphor
Give an example of where figurative language is used.
Books, movies, media , in writing.
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The racecar zoomed around the track.
Zoomed-Onomatopoeia
What is the definition for Personification?
Giving human characteristics to things that are not human.
What is Type of figurative Language is this?
He's a bull in a china shop.
Metaphor
What is the name of the type of Figurative Language that has this definition?
When a person or author makes an indirect reference in speech, text, or a song to a famous figure.
Allusion
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Chocolate chip ice cream is my least favorite.
Least favorite-Oxymoron
What is the definition for Alliteration?
The repeating of the same letter or sound, especially constant sounds, tongue twisters.
What is Type of figurative Language is this?
He looked more stronger the Dwayne the "Rock" Johnson.
Allusion
What is the name of the type of Figurative Language that has this definition?
Words or phrases in which contradictory or opposite terms are used together.
Oxymoron