Figurative Language #1
He is a thousand years old!
What is hyperbole?
I'm older than you so I deserve it! This is an example of ______________.
What is seniority?
She is always so upbeat and positive. You can say she has a __________ personality!
What is bubbly?
The branches bowed to the ground.
What is personification and/or alliteration?
Cat got your tongue?
What is an idiom?
Zing, went the violin strings.
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What is onomatopoeia?
The actual definition of a word is known as ________.
What is denotation?
What is humble?
I love you from the bottom of my heart!
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What is an idiom?
A dictionary or glossary are known as ___________.
What are reference materials?
When we infer, we use information from the text and our own _____________ ______________.
What is background knowledge/information?
My teacher was supposed to teach us about figurative language but here we are talking about video games. We always ____________ from the main topic of discussion.
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What is digress?
Cameron couldn't hold on to the ball during the game. It slipped out his hands in an awkward motion. His team was upset that he ______________ the ball.
What is a fumble(d)?
He is a giant in his class, towering a foot over his classmates.
What is a metaphor?
Authors use this type of language to make their writing more exciting and to "paint" a better picture in the reader's mind.
What is figurative language?
The feeling or emotion that a reader gets from reading a particular word is known as ___________________.
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What is connotation?