Hyperbole
What is a figure of speech that involves exaggeration for ideas or for the sake of emphasis?
Hyperbole
What is a figure of speech in which an object or an animal is given human attributes?
Personification
A _____ is a phrase or an expression that has a figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning.
An idiom
_____ is a literary technique in which what is written or stated is different from or the opposite of what is expected.
Irony
What literary device is a comparison using like or as?
A. Metaphor
B. Analogy
C. Smilie
Simile
What is an example of hyperbole?
A. My feet are very sore.
B. I have more homework than you.
C. I have a ton of homework.
D. This sweet tea tastes fantastic.
C. I have a ton of homework
Which of the following is an example of personification?
A. Joe is like a bear in the morning.
B. The wind whispered in my ear.
C. My dog is as fast as lightning
D. The trees were as still as rocks
B. The wind whispered in my ear
What does the phrase crack a book mean?
A. Open up a book and study.
B. Break a book in half.
C. Rip pages out of a book.
D. To be calm
A. Open up a book and study
A fire station burns down.
What types of irony is this?
A. Situational
B. Dramatic
C. Verbal
Situational irony
A _______ is a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common.
A. Metaphor
B. Analogy
C. Simile
Metaphor
Which is NOT an example of hyperbole?
A. I ate so much I might explode.
B. The noise was so loud it shook the earth.
C. The tree was so tall it may have touched space.
D. The smoke smelled so bad it made my nose burn.
D. The smoke smelled so bad it made my nose burn
Which of the following is NOT personification?
A. The sun kissed my cheek.
B. The trees waved to us.
C. The rain sang its sad song.
D. My cat was as fast as a cheetah.
D. The cat is as fast as a cheetah
What does the phrase in hot water mean?
A. Being in a hot tub
B. Be in trouble
C. Having doubts
D. Can't remember
B. Be in trouble
In a scary movie, the character goes into a house they think is empty, but the audience knows the killer is in the house. This increases the suspense.
A. Situational Irony
B. Dramatic Irony
C. Verbal Irony
Dramatic irony
He is as cute as a puppy is an example of what?
A. Analogy
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
Simile
Which sentence is an example of HYPERBOLE?
“He cried all night, and dawn found him still there, though his tears had dried and only hard, dry sobs shook his wooden frame. But these were so loud that they could be heard by the faraway hills …”
-The Adventures of Pinocchio
(His crying) they could be heard by the faraway hills (the last sentence)
Fill in the blank with the word that makes the sentence below an example of personification.
The sun _________down on the Earth.
A. smiled
B. showed
C. shined
A. smiled
What does the phrase you got cold feet mean...
A. You're in trouble
B. You're calm
C. Your toes are cold
D. You're nervous
D. You're nervous
Saying "Oh, fantastic!" when the situation is actually very bad.
What type of irony is this?
A. Situational Irony
B. Dramatic Irony
C. Verbal Irony
Verbal irony
The classroom was a zoo is an example of...
A. Analogy
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
Metaphor
Which sentence(s) are examples of hyperbole?
“Well now, one winter it was so cold that all the geese flew backward and all the fish moved south and even the snow turned blue. Late at night, it got so frigid that all spoken words froze solid before they could be heard. People had to wait until sunup to find out what folks were talking about the night before.”
-Babe and The Blue Ox
it was so cold that all the geese flew backward.....
it got so frigid that all spoken words froze solid before they could be heard.
Choose which one is an example of personification.
A. The time flew, and before I knew it school was over.
B. The time passed quickly, and before I knew it school was over.
A. The time flew, and before I knew it school was over
I will let you go to the party at 1:00 a.m. when pigs fly!
What does the phrase when pigs fly means?
A. To say something won't happen
B. To say something is hard
C. To say something is easy
D. To say something is wrong
A. To say something that won't happen
In Frozen, the audience is aware that Elsa has powers that are hard to control. Her sister Anna does not know about these powers and thinks of Elsa as standoffish and cold.
What type of irony is this?
A. Situational Irony
B. Dramatic Irony
C. Verbal Irony
Dramatic irony
Complete this analogy...
kitten : cat :: puppy : ____
Dog