Figurative Language Definitions
a descriptive phrase that people use to compare one thing with another using words as or like
What is "simile"?
The bell rang and rang and rang until my ears
began to ring.
What is "Repetition"?
shows relation or position of a noun
What is "a preposition"?
Name the comma rule.
What is "parenthetical"?
My dog plays ball in the rain.
Is the verb transitive or intransitive?
What is "transitive"?
When a thing-an idea or an animal-is given human
attributes or characteristics
What is "Personification"?
"You are a ball of fire".
What is "Metaphor"?
She wants to stay _________ home tonight.
Name the word and part of speech
What is "at" What is Preposition?
During the summer, Mrs. Meng likes to go to the beach.
Name the comma rule.
What is "introduction"?
The girl likes to ride horses.
What is the subject?
What is "girl".
A word or phrase used to say that one thing is another.
What is "Metaphor"?
The menacing manager at the meat counter made me mad.
What is "Alliteration"?
A verb plus the word to in front of it is called what?
What is an "infinitive"?
Mrs. Meng wants to travel to Italy, Greece, Spain, and Portugal.
Name the comma rule.
What is "series/list"?
A direct object can be in a prepositional phrase.
True or false
What is "false"?
Using words that have the same first consonant
sound close together.
What is "Alliteration"?
The tree branch scratched and clawed at my windowsill, trying to break into the house.
What is "Personification"?
Shows relation or position of a noun.
What is "a preposition"?
Mrs. Meng loves to go shopping, and she loves to go on vacation.
Name the comma rule.
What is "compound"?
What is the subject of the sentence?
What is "picture", and "it"?
A word that imitates the natural sounds of a thing.
What is "Onomatopoeia"?
Silence your cellphone so that it does not beep during the movie.
What is "Onomatopoeia"?
Where is the infinitive?
What is "to make"?
Mrs. Meng has a weird, crazy dog named bug.
Name the comma rule.
What is "equal rank adjective"?
Dale rides horses in a pen.
What is the direct object?
What is "horses"?