Definitions 1
This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
Name the type of figurative language that has this definition.
Expresses the opposite of what one expects and is often amusing as a result.
Irony
Name the figurative language: The stars danced in the night.
What is personification?
Identify the figurative language "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
What is alliteration?
This element of a story refers to where and when the events take place.
What is setting?
The repetition of the same consonant sounds in the beginning.
Alliteration
Name the type of figurative language that has this definition.
Uses visual descriptions and symbolism to create an image in the reader’s mind, making a work more engaging and realistic.
What is Imagery?
Identify the example: The slithering snake stalked the small children.
Alliteration
Identify the figurative language: The sun smiled down on us.
Personification
If a paragraph is written with excitement and humor, this describes the author’s attitude toward the topic.
What is tone?
This type of figurative language means giving human qualities to non-human or non-living things.
What is personification?
Name the type of figurative language that has this definition.
A phrase that shows exaggeration that cannot possibly be true.
Hyperbole
Name the figurative language: He was as fast as a cheetah.
Simile
Identify the figurative language: "The rabbit was as slow as a sloth"
What is a simile?
In the sentence “After hiking all day, she felt famished and could hardly wait to eat dinner,” the word famished most nearly means this.
What is very hungry?
This type of figurative language compares two things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
What type of figurative language is this?
I twisted my ankle walking to the starting line for the Marathon.
What is Irony?
Name the figurative language:
I told you a million times to clean your room!
What is Hyperbole?
In “The fragrance of spring flowers made her joyful,” this literary device appeals to the reader’s senses.
What is imagery?
A story about a greedy king who loses everything might teach readers about the dangers of selfishness. This underlying message is called the story’s ______.
What is theme?
What type of figurative language is this? "I'm so hungry I could eat a cow."
Hyperbole
How does figurative language make writing better for the reader?
Figurative language can appeal to the senses, makes writing more entertaining (funnier).
Name the figurative language: He was a hurricane when he entered the room.
What is a metaphor?
Which figurative language device is this an example of?
A police officer gets his license suspended for an unpaid parking ticket.
What is irony?
When a story describes a storm with “lightning slicing the sky” and “rain pounding like war drums,” it creates an emotional atmosphere for the reader. This is known as the story’s ______.
What is mood?