Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is used in the following statement? What is the underlying meaning of the phrase?
"The bee buzzed in my ear and went BUZZZZ!"
Onomatopoeia
Meaning: The bee made a loud buzzing sound in her ear
Please provide 2 definitions for the following word:
"Blue"
Definition 1: The color
Definition 2: To be feeling sick, under the weather, or sad
The two following words sound the same, however, they are spelled different and mean different things. Please provide the definition for each word:
"Week" and "Weak"
Week: Seven days of the week
Weak: To not be very strong, or to be sick and not have a lot of energy
Please identify the part of speech (i.e., noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, interjection, contraction, etc.) for the italicized word:
"We are not allowed to use a calculator when taking the math test."
Part of Speech: Noun (because it's a thing)
Using context clues from the sentence, please define the italicized word:
"Packing a toothbrush is essential when going on vacation."
Essential: To be absolutely necessary
What type of figurative language is used in the following statement? What is the underlying meaning of the phrase?
"The trees danced in the wind."
Personification
Meaning: The leaves were moving on the branches
Please provide 2 definitions for the following word:
"Palm"
Definition 1: Palm tree, found in tropical areas
Definition 2: The palm of you hand
The two following words sound the same, however, they are spelled different and mean different things. Please provide the definition for each word:
"Guest" and "Guessed"
Guest: To visit somewhere or to stay in someone else's house
Guessed: Past tense of guess, to provide an answer to a question without sufficient evidence
Please identify the part of speech (i.e., noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, interjection, contraction, etc.) for the italicized word:
"The girl was sleeping during the test."
Part of Speech: Verb (an action word)
Using context clues from the sentence, please define the italicized word:
"Times Square was desolate during COVID, no one visited New York for months."
Desolate: To be completely empty or vacant
What type of figurative language is used in the following statement? What is the underlying meaning of the phrase?
"I'm so tired I feel like I haven't slept in 100 years!"
Hyperbole
Meaning: Very tired, but being dramatic about it
Please provide 2 definitions for the following word:
"Trunk"
Definition 1: The back of a car (used for storage)
Definition 2: An elephant's nose
The two following words sound the same, however, they are spelled different and mean different things. Please provide the definition for each word:
"Whale" and "Wail"
Whale: The largest sea animal
Wail: To cry very hard
Please identify the part of speech (i.e., noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, interjection, contraction, etc.) for the italicized word:
"Wow! That necklace is so pretty."
Part of Speech: Interjection (a reaction)
Using context clues from the sentence, please define the italicized word:
"The old lady was feeble and needed help carrying even the lightest and smallest box up to her apartment."
Feeble: To be weak or lack physical strength
What type of figurative language is used in the following statement? What is the underlying meaning of the phrase?
"The boy is a couch potato."
Metaphor
Meaning: The boy is lazy
Please provide 2 definitions for the following word:
"Pitcher"
Definition 1: A baseball pitcher
Definition 2: A big vase filled with liquid to pour into a glass
The two following words sound the same, however, they are spelled different and mean different things. Please provide the definition for each word:
"Allowed" and "Aloud"
Allowed: You can do something, parents let you do something
Aloud: To say something out loud/verbally
Please identify the part of speech (i.e., noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, interjection, contraction, etc.) for the italicized word:
"After eating lunch, they went on the roller coaster."
Part of Speech: Pronoun (replaces names)
Using context clues from the sentence, please define the italicized word:
"He was petrified to walk home by himself at night."
Petrified: To be very scared
What type of figurative language is used in the following statement? What is the underlying meaning of the phrase?
"Elijah was feeling under the weather so he didn't go to school."
Idiom
Meaning: Elijah was sick
Please provide 2 definitions for the following word:
"Patient"
Definition 1: To be a patient in a doctor's office
Definition 2: To wait and not get frustrated
The two following words sound the same, however, they are spelled different and mean different things. Please provide the definition for each word:
"Heel" and "Heal"
Heel: The bottom of your foot
Heal: Your skin heals from a cut/scrape
Please identify the part of speech (i.e., noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, interjection, contraction, etc.) for the italicized word:
"Do you think she'll sing for us?"
Part of Speech: Contraction (combining 'she' and 'will' to be she'll)
Using context clues from the sentence, please define the italicized word:
"She boycotted going to the restaurant after she got sick the last time she went there."
Boycott: To refuse to do something