Guess the Figurative Language
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
hyperbole
metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
My teeth chattered as I made my way through the snow.
onomatopoeia
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
Meaning your starving
Tone
A way something is said or heard.
Ex: Sarcastic, irritated, Happily
a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
analogy
alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words
The Stars Are Dancing
Personification
Life is a highway
Life can go smoothly
feeling or emotion that a writer wants to evoke in the reader through various elements of the text
mood
a warning or indication of a future event or bringing back the past
Foreshadowing
Imagery
to be visually descriptive
your a real Einstein
Allusion
The Tears Were a River
Sometimes you just need to cry, a lot
1.Give an example of repetition.
2.Why might an author use this?
2. To indicate an important word
simile
Personification
figuratively describing something with human traits
a name is a rose from Beauty and beast
analogy
That Place Is a Zoo
The place is rapid and crazy
I'll give you a hint, give you a clue, about the past, present or future too, maybe about a character, maybe about the plot, you'll want to read me now, it's worth a shot
foreshadowing
gives a hint or clue about someone or something
Allusion
Idiom
phrases that have deep meaning and cannot be understood simply by reading the sentence
My mom is a vacuum
Metaphor
she's a shining light
meaning very skillful or intelligent.
what I say I do not mean, I make it more than it seems, If it's big I'll call it huge, If you leave I'll call you a refuge, because all I say, is in an exaggerated way, what am I
Hyperbole