Figurative Language
What is a simile?
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
What is an excerpt?
A small passage or quotation taken from a whole piece of a book or document.
What is context?
Finding the meaning of a word or passage based on where it is found in the writing.
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
What is an analogy?
A similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based.
What is a motive?
The goal or object of a person's actions.
What is imagery?
Using descriptive language to form mental images.
What is personification?
The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas.
What is irony?
A contradiction in meaning.
What is purpose/intention?
The reason for doing something.
What is emphasis?
To place importance on something.
What is hyperbole?
Obvious and intentional exaggeration.
What is an oxymoron?
What is inference?
Arriving at a conclusion based on clues.
What is fact?
Something that has really occurred or is actually the case.
What is alliteration?
Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse.
What is synecdoche?
A part of something is used to refer to the whole thing.
What is prediction?
Making a statement about the future based on clues.
What is opinion?
A personal viewpoint or feeling.