Figurative Language 1
Example: "swish!"
onomatopoeia
A comparison using "like" or "as" is...
Example: "He was as quiet as a mouse."
a simile
When another person writes the life story about another person (usually a famous or notable person).
What is a biography?
An exaggeration used to emphasize is called...
Example: "It's a million degrees in here!"
hyperbole
A noun identifies a . . .
What is a person, place or thing (or idea)?
Repeated consonant sounds used to emphasize certain words/phrases/ideas is called...
Example: "The summer sun glistened off the reflection on the lake."
alliteration
"My mom is as brave as a lion" is an example of....
a simile
Comparing mom to a lion. It shows how brave she is.
What is it called when an author gives the reading little hints about something coming up in the story?
What is foreshadowing?
When non-human things are given human qualities it is called...
Example: "The sun winked at me through the window."
What is personification
What type of word describes a noun?
Can you give an example?
What is an adjective?
"Truth walked out of the room" is an example of...
personification
"truth" is being personified - walking out of the room like a person would.
"This line is going to take forever!" is an example of...
hyperbole
It is emphasizing how long the line is.
When a person writes and publishes their own story.
What is an autobiography?
"My classmate was being unkind, so when they tried to talk to me, I gave them the cold shoulder."
This is an example of...
an idiom
to give someone the cold shoulder = to ignore someone
What type of word describes a verb?
Can you give an example of this word being used?
What is an adverb?
Slowly
"Watching the movie was like watching grass grow" is an example of...
a simile
It is comparing watching the movie to watching grass grow, to emphasize how boring and slow the movie is.
"The wind was a howling wolf" is an example of...
a metaphor
It directly compares the wind to a howling wolf, which emphasizes the sound of the wind.
What is the "extra" text at the beginning of a novel or end of a novel called? (They have 2 different names)
What is the prologue? (beginning)
What is the epilogue? (end)
"The hallway was a zoo at dismissal" is an example of...
a metaphor
It compares the hallway to a zoo, creating an image of the hallway being busy, noisy, crazy, etc...
An analogy is when you make a connection and look for the connection between 2 ideas. (This is not a simile)
How would you complete this analogy
Golden Gate : San Francisco :: Eiffel Tower :
What is Paris?
"Time waits for no one" is an example of...
personification
Time is being personified as "waiting" (like a person would). This emphasizes the idea that time continues on.
"We're all in the same boat" is an example of...
an idiom
It means that we are all in the same situation/going through the same thing
What type of word describes a noun?
Can you give an example?
What is adjective?
"She was running faster than the wind" is an example of...
hyperbole
It is an exaggeration used to emphasize how fast she is running.
Two words used together that contradict (go against) one another is called...
Example: "a love hate relationship" or "seriously funny"
Hint: This is not a type of figurative language that is listed on our board!
an oxymoron