Definitions
What is a simile?
simile: a comparison using “like” or “as”
What is a metaphor?
metaphor: comparing two things that are not alike to suggest they have something in common.
Read the sentence. What figurative language term can best define the sentence?
You snore like a freight train.
Hyperbole
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simile: a comparison using “like” or “as”
What might a sentence look like if a student wanted to compare a cinnamon roll to heaven?
What is an inference?
inference: the act of reasoning or concluding based on given evidence
What is personification?
personification: giving something unhuman, actual human qualities
Read the sentence. What figurative language term can best define the sentence?
The boy was as brave as a lion in the jungle.
Simile!
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hyperbole: an exaggeration that can’t possibly be true
How might you write an interaction with a mama bear?
What is an onomatopoeia?
onomatopoeia: naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it
What is imagery?
imagery: word choice that evokes as a kind mental image any of the five senses
Read the sentence. What figurative language term can best define the sentence?
The car stopped with a groaning complaint.
Personification!
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Oxymoron: a figure of speech with contradictory (opposite) terms.
What might a sentence look like to demonstrate the frustration of dropping many small beads?
What is an oxymoron?
Oxymoron: a figure of speech with contradictory (opposite) terms.
What is an allusion?
Allusion: a figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or event.
Read the sentence. What figurative language term can best define the sentence?
The fireplace heater hissed and cracked.
Onomatopoeia!
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onomatopoeia: naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it?
How might you write a sentence that shows quiet moment of prayer?
What is a hyperbole?
hyperbole: an exaggeration that can’t possibly be true
What is symbolism?
symbolism: an image, object, idea or symbol is used to represent something other than its literal meaning
Read the sentence. What figurative language term can best define the sentence?
My roommate is going through a rollercoaster of emotions.
Metaphor!
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symbolism: an image, object, idea or symbol is used to represent something other than its literal meaning
What might a sentence look like if a child wanted to get out of eating their green beans?