Figurative Language 1
Figurative Language 2
More Figures of Speech
Examples
Examples
100
A comparison using "life" or "as"
What is a simile?
100
use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
What is onomatopoeia?
100
an idea or expression that has been overused to the point of becoming boring or corny
What is a cliche'?
100
White as snow
What is a simile?
100
The wind whistled throughout the night.
What is personification?
200
an obvious and deliberate exaggeration to emphasize something for humorous purposes
What is a hyperbole?
200
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
What is alliteration?
200
expression whose meaning is completely different from its words seem to say
What is an idiom?
200
The sun was a furnace.
What is a metaphor?
200
The individual was accused of misappropriating funds (stealing money).
What is a euphemism?
300
a comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
300
the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession or group
What is jargon?
300
words we use to soften the reality of what we are communicating
What is a euphemism?
300
"O Captain, My Captain"
What is an extended metaphor?
300
"down in the dumps" meaning very unhappy
What is an idiom?
400
giving non-human things or ideas human qualities or actions
What is personification?
400
the literary element which explains the way something is written; how is something said rather than what is said
What is Style?
400
figure of speech that consists of two words that are contradictory
What is an oxymoron?
400
Pretty ugly
What is a oxymoron?
400
"Why are fish so smart? They live in schools." "Why did the kid bring scissors to school? So he could cut class."
What is a pun?
500
a figure of speech by which a whole is represented by naming one of its parts
What is a synecdoche?
500
figure of speech which is a play on words
What is a pun?
500
a brief account of an interesting incident or event that usually is intended to entertain or to make a point
What is an anecdote?
500
All eyes on me
What is a synecdoche?
500
"I ate a million pieces of cake."
What is hyperbole?
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