Figurative Language
Extreme Exaggeration
Hyperbole
My sister is as loud as a siren when she cries. What is this an example of?
Simile
When I combine sentences, I need to use a COMMA and a FANBOY. What is another word for FANBOY?
Conjunction
for
and
but
Conjunctions
What does a dictionary give us?
Definitions
When you compare two things without using like or as.
Metaphor
The keyboard is typing on its own! What is this an example of?
Personification
Oh, I love that dress.
What is "Oh," an example of?
Interjection
under
below
on
Prepositions
Why would you use a thesaurus?
To find synonyms and antonyms of a word.
Words that imitate a sound.
Onomatopoeia
I have ants in my pants! What is this an example of?
Idiom
Pre-
Re-
-able
What are these examples of?
Affix
Wow!
Ooops!
Interjection
What is a homonym?
A word that sounds the same but means something different.
When objects act like humans.
personification
BOOM! POW! BANG! My house rumbled after the explosions. What is this an example of?
Onomatopoeia
Anywhere a mouse can go helps you find what?
Preposition
She is as tall as a skyscraper!
She is pretty like a picture.
Simile
A word that has a similar meaning to another word is called a....
synonym
Phrases that must be memorized and cannot be taken for what they literally say.
Idiom
My brother could eat 40 pizzas if we let him. What is this an example of?
Hyperbole
:
What is this?
Colon
-ly
-est
mis-
affix
How to I figure out an analogy?
I have to look at what first?
The first two words and figure out the relationship.