Figurative Language 1
This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This type of figurative language means giving human qualities to non-human or non-living things.
What is personification?
Name the figurative language: "The deafening silence came as a surprise."
Oxymoron
This type of figurative language is when words mimic sounds!
What is Onomatopoeia
uses non-literal words or phrases to convey a meaning beyond their literal definition, creating more vivid imagery and emotional impact. A.K.A.: what we are learning about.
Figurative language
This type of figurative language compares two things by saying one thing IS another thing.
What is a metaphor?
This type of figurative language makes an extremely exaggerated statement.
What is Hyperbole
Name the figurative language: "I'm so tired I could sleep 100 hours".
Hyperbole
What type of figurative language is "I love eating jumbo shrimp.:
What is an oxymoron?
This type of figurative language is a kind of figurative speech that pairs two opposing words together. Combining these opposite words is also known as contradicting terms
What is oxymoron
Name the figurative language: He was a hurricane when he entered the room.
What is a metaphor?
Name the figurative language: "The car's engine groaned when I turned the key!"
Personification
Name the type of figurative language used?
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!!
Hyperbole
Identify the figurative language: Sunny skies and soft sand made the perfect summer day.
What is ALLITERATION?
Explain what “Her voice was music to his ears” means.
Her voice sounded pleasant/beautiful.
“Time is money” is an example of this.
Metaphor
Name the figurative language: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration
“The wind whispered through the trees” is an example of this.
What is personification
The bacon was sizzling in the pan as it cooked
Onomatopoeia
What are the five senses that relate to figurative language?
Smell, Taste, Touch, Hear, Sight
Explain why “pretty ugly” is an oxymoron.
It combines two opposite ideas (attractive and unattractive).
Name the figurative language: The sun smiled down on us.
Personification
A reference to something from history, literature, or culture.
Allusion
“Jumbo shrimp” is an example of this.
Oxymoron
This uses the five senses to create a picture in the reader’s mind.
Imagery