Give an Example
Give an example of an onomatopoeia.
answers will vary
Give an example of situational irony.
(when something is unexpected because of who/what the subject is or what they typically do)
He dropped the ball.
messed up, make a mistake, they're the reason something failed
The flowers were begging for water.
America is a melting pot.
metaphor
Give an example of a hyperbole.
answers will vary
Give an example of dramatic irony.
(when the audience knows something the characters don't know)
You need to bite the bullet.
get it over with, start something you don't want to do
She's still up in the air.
idiom (& alliteration)
The camera loves you! (2 things)
personification & idiom
Give an example using an allusion.
answers will vary
Give an example of verbal irony.
(sarcasm)
You got it by the skin of your teeth.
just barely, almost missed it
I forgot my homework. My teacher's gonna kill me!
hyperbole (& idiom)
Deserts can be hot and dry.
understatement
Give an example of an understatement that uses another type of figurative language also (and tell me what type)
answers will vary
Telling a quiet group of students, "Don't everybody speak at once!" (Explain what type and why)
verbal irony
They're a dime a dozen.
very common, not unique
You keep insisting on adding insult to injury. (2 things)
alliteration & idiom
The plane did a crash landing as it dove into the ground. (2 things)
personification & oxymoron
Give an example of an idiom that uses another type of figurative language also (and tell me what type).
answers will vary
My giant dog insists on sitting in my lap. (Explain what type and why)
situational irony
You're going to play devil's advocate.
argue the opposite side, oppose, just for the sake of the argument
You're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. (3 things)
idiom, metaphor, allusion (& alliteration- weight of the world)
He felt like he found the golden ticket. (3 things)
allusion, idiom, & simile/metaphor (it has both)