Figurative language: Definitions
An event from the past presented in the present; out of order in a story
What is flashback?
In these song lyrics from Taylor Swift, what figurative language is used?
"Took a wrong turn and we
Fell down a rabbit hole"
"Didn't you flash your green eyes at me?
Didn't you call my fears with a Cheshire Cat smile?"
What is an example of simile?
A) it's raining men
B) big bold bears battle buzzing bees
C) watching the show was like watching grass grow
What is C?
"He was a library of information about baseball," is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a metaphor?
This word describes two words that mean the opposite of each other.
What is antonym?
What figurative language is shown in the following example, "I love you times a bazillion?"
What is hyperbole?
Which is an example of personification?
A) The tropical storm slept for two days.
B) Click, clang, clunk
C) deafening silence
What is A?
"Bing, bang, boom," are examples of what type of figurative language?
What is onomatopoeia?
a reference in literature to a person, place, or idea that has cultural significance
What is an allusion?
What example of figurative language is used in the following example, "Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore?"
What is alliteration?
Which is an example of metaphor?
A) "as fit as a fiddle"
B) Clank, Crash
C) You are the sun, moon, and stars to me.
What is C?
Teddy tiger tried tying teepees together. What type of figurative language is this?
What is alliteration?
Using humor to criticize a subject through exaggeration, reversal, parody, etc.
What is satire?
What example of figurative language is used in the following example, "The tree branches danced in the wind?"
What is personification?
What is an example of an idiom?
A) it's raining cats and dogs
B) The pen is mightier than the sword
C) Like two peas in a pod
What is A?
What figurative language example is shown in the following sentence? Greenland is actually very icy.
What is irony?
A statement that seems to be contradictory, but contains a truth
What is a paradox?
What figurative language is shown below:
There is a giant tornado outside and someone says, "What a beautiful day!"
What is irony?
What is an example of an oxymoron?
A) Clary closed her cluttered clothes closet
B) Jumbo Shrimp
C) Youth is wasted on the young
What is B?
'It was the beginning of the end." What type of figurative language is used in this example?
What is a paradox?