Figurative Language Definitions
Multiple Meaning Words
Adjectives and Nouns
Figurative Language Examples
Miscellaneous
100
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is simile
100
A small furry mammal or a part of a computer that moves the cursor on the screen
What is mouse
100
The nouns in this sentence: My mom likes cold oatmeal.
What is mom and oatmeal
100
The woodpecker was like a jackhammer as it searched for insects in the tree.
What is simile
100
The capital city of Ohio
What is Columbus
200
Giving human qualities to non-human objects or things
What is personification
200
Belonging to me or a place where certain minerals can be found
What is mine
200
The 3 adjectives in this sentence: The old yellow bus was sitting on four blocks of wood.
What is old yellow four
200
Tiny Tommy Tudor talks only on Tuesdays at 2:10.
What is alliteration
200
The lake that is Ohio's northern border
What is Lake Erie
300
Phrases in writing that begin with the same consonant sound
What is alliteration
300
a bowling term or to hit someone or something
What is strike
300
The adjectives in this sentence: The Italian food was spicy and hot.
What is Italian spicy hot
300
That is a pretty ugly cut that you have on your leg.
What is oxymoron
300
Three states that begin with the letter "M"
What is Maine, Michigan, Montana, Mississippi, Missouri, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Maryland
400
A phrase of two terms that contradict each other
What is oxymoron
400
Not important or someone under the age of 18
What is minor
400
Crystal snowflakes melted quickly on the warm ground.
What is crystal warm
400
Tamara is driving me up the wall with her non-stop tapping on the table!
What is idiom
400
A time of day that is a palindrome
What is noon
500
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally; it has a figurative meaning
What is idiom
500
a type of bird or a type of heavy equipment
What is crane
500
Quietly, the slithering snake sneaked closer to its innocent prey.
What is slithering innocent
500
The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain.
What is assonance
500
The name of Ohio State's mascot
What is Brutus Buckeye
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