Figurative Language
Hyperbole
An exageration
Small is to tiny as big is to _____.
Huge!
Heart attack is to death as rain is to ____.
Soaked
Personification
Giving human like qualities to an object or animal.
Kind is to nice as mean is to _____.
Rude!
Rain is to rainbow as sun is to _____
sunburn
Difference between Metaphor and Simile
- Simile uses "like or as"
- Metaphor directly refers to something as another
Ex. "He is a lion"
Wealthy is to rich as broke is to ____.
Poor
missing assignments is to bad grades as missing your alarm is to____.
being late
Oxymoron
Combines to contradictory terms
Ex. " The silence was deafening."
What is a synonym? Give an example.
A word that holds much semblance to another.
Ex. Tired and Drowsy
Ex. Pretty and Beautiful
no sleep is to tired as punch is to____.
what is bruise
synecdoche
Uses a part to represent a whole
Ex. Referring to a car as " wheels."
What is an Antonym? Give an example.
A word with the opposite meaning of another.
Ex. Bad and good
Ex. Entertaining and boring
match is to fire as car is to____.
what is crash