Figurative Language Definition
This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is simile?
Name the figurative language: The stars danced in the night.
What is personification?
What is your prediction of what will happen next?
The clouds rolled in and sky got dark...
What is...
It is about to storm or rain?
If the lines of a poem end with the words Cat, rat, Shoe, blue, what is the rhyme scheme of that poem?
AABB
What is characterization?
What is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character?
The repetition of the same consonant sounds in the beginning.
What is alliteration?
Identify the example: The slithering snake stalked the small children.
What is alliteration?
What do you predict will happen next?
The girl was running fast through the playground but she did not see the giant tree stump in front of her...
What is...
the girl will fall down and hurt herself?
If the lines of a poem end with the words:
Stand, Car, Bland, Far
what is the rhyme scheme of that poem?
ABAB
What is direct characterization?
What is when the narrator explicitly describes a character?
This type of figurative language means giving human qualities to non-human or non-living things.
What is personification?
Name the figurative language: He was as fast as a cheetah.
What is a simile?
What do you predict will happen next?
The boy sang his heart out on stage and closed his eyes hoping he would hear his name being called for first place. Little did he know he was about to receive some disappointing news.
What is...
He did not get first place?
If the lines of a poem end with the words:
Cheek, Table, stable, freak
what is the rhyme scheme of that poem?
ABBA
What is indirect characterization?
What is when character traits are revealed through actions?
This type of figurative language compares two things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Name the figurative language: The test was a piece of cake.
What is an idiom?
What do you predict will happen next?
The girl did not see the red sock she put inside the washer with her new white blouse...
What is...
Her new shirt will turn pink
If the lines of a poem end with the words:
Red, Shed, Marry, Carry, Said
what is the rhyme scheme of that poem?
AABBA
The protagonist is...
What is just another word for “main character" in a story?
This type of figurative language uses extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
Name the figurative language: He was a hurricane when he entered the room.
What is a metaphor?
What do you predict will happen next?
The boy ate the food quickly and tried to drink his juice at the same time, but his friend joe told the funniest joke he had ever heard!
What is...
The boy will spit out his food?
If the lines of a poem end with the words:
Piano, Mouse, Change, Wooden
what is the rhyme scheme of that poem?
ABCD or free verse
The antagonist is...
What is the opposite of the protagonist, or main character? Typically, this is a villain of some kind, but not always! It’s just the opponent of the main character or someone who gets in their way.