Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Figurative Examples
Figurative Examples
100
words or phrases that exaggerate or alter the usual meanings of the individual words
What is figurative language?
100
the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words
What is alliteration?
100
The bedroom smelled as bad as the inside of a garbage can.
What is a simile?
100
My passion for reading is a flame that grows brighter with each book.
What is a metaphor?
200
a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as
What is a simile?
200
the use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings
What is onomatopoeia?
200
The poster Sam and Jack made while working together alone is pretty ugly.
What is an oxymoron?
200
Mark had a chip on his shoulder because he was still upset that his team lost.
What is an idiom?
300
a comparison of two unlike things by saying that one thing is a dissimilar object or thing
What is a metaphor?
300
a group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their literal meaning
What is an idiom?
300
Her hair shined like the sun.
What is a simile?
300
Cars honked and buzzed by as the city streets filled during rush hour.
What is an onomatopoeia?
400
an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true
What is a hyperbole?
400
a reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, sports, or the arts
What is allusion?
400
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore.
What is alliteration?
400
After telling so many lies, I'm surprised his nose isn't as big as Pinocchio's.
What is an allusion?
500
giving human {person-like} qualities to nonhuman things
What is personification?
500
a phrase with words that contradict each other with opposite meanings
What is an oxymoron?
500
On pizza day, the lunch line stretches out for miles past the cafeteria door.
What is a hyperbole?
500
The fisherman struggled to steer the boat as the angry wind replied with a howl.
What is personification?
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