Definitions 1
This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
Name the figurative language: The stars danced in the night.
What is personification?
Identify the figurative language "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
What is alliteration?
Name the figurative language: "He let the cat out of the bag."
Idiom
Name 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
Define Diversity
Definition: Variety.
Context: The many different cultures and backgrounds in America.
Define: Tolerance
Definition: Acceptance.
Context: Being open to different beliefs and practices.
The repetition of the same consonant sounds in the beginning.
Alliteration
Identify the example: The slithering snake stalked the small children.
Alliteration
Identify the figurative language: The sun smiled down on us.
Personification
Name the figurative language: The water was a glove that enveloped the swimmer’s body.
Metaphor.
Name the type of figurative language that has this definition.
A phrase or expression that has been used throughout time and has another meaning then what is being said.
Idiom
Define Unity:
Definition: Togetherness.
Context: The idea of different groups coming together as one nation.
Define: Cohesion
Definition: Connection.
Context: The forces that hold a society together
This type of figurative language means giving human qualities to non-human or non-living things.
What is personification?
Name the figurative language: He was as fast as a cheetah.
Simile
Identify the figurative language: "The rabbit was as slow as a sloth"
What is a simile?
Name the figurative language: "The boy was a sky scraper, towering over all the other students".
Metaphor
Name the type of figurative language that has this definition.
A phrase that shows exaggeration that cannot possibly be true.
Hyperbole
Define: Assimilation:
Definition: Blending in.
Context: The process of adopting the customs of another culture.
Define: Pluralism
Definition: Multiplicity.
Context: The existence of many different groups within a society.
This type of figurative language compares two things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Name the figurative language: Bless your heart.
What is an idiom?
Identify the figurative language: The bee buzzed around my head.
What is onomatopoeia?
Name the figurative language: Johnny is feeling under the weather?
Idiom.
Name the type of figurative language that has this definition.
This type of figurative language can often be seen in comic books.
Onomatopoeia
Define: Integration:
Definition: Combining.
Context: The act of bringing different groups together.
Define: Paradox
Definition: Contradictory statement.
Context: The idea that the U.S. is both united and diverse.
What type of figurative language is this? "I'm so hungry I could eat a cow."
Hyperbole
Name the figurative language: He was a hurricane when he entered the room.
What is a metaphor?
Identify the figurative language: "Costs an arm and a leg."
What an idiom?
Name the figurative language: The air was as cold as ice.
Simile
What is the difference between LITERAL language and FIGURATIVE language.
You may give an an example to support your answer.
Define: Metaphor:
Definition: Figurative comparison.
Context: Using a quilt as a metaphor for the country's diverse parts.
Define: Interwoven:
Definition: Connected.
Context: How different cultures and histories are intertwined.