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Metaphor, Simile, and More
Definitions
Figurative Language in Songs
Point of View
Lagniappe
100
Like a plastic bag floating through the wind is an example of this sort of figurative language.
What is a simile?
100
This is a comparison between two unlike objects that does not use like or as.
What is a metaphor?
100
A type of figurative language that can not be understood literally, such as "it is raining cats and dogs".
What is an idiom?
100
The use of he, she, it, and they as the dominant pronouns in the story indicate the use of this point of view.
What is third person?
100
"Ohh wooaahh" at the beginning of the Justin Bieber song "Baby" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is onomatopoeia?
200
Her lips are like a volcano that's hot...
What is a simile?
200
This is an exaggerated statement.
What is a hyperbole?
200
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders...
What is an idiom?
200
The narrator is a character in the story in this point of view.
What is first person?
200
The use of this literary device makes it possible for Cinderella to go the ball.
What is a magic helper aka fairy godmother?
300
Life is a highway is an example of this form of figurative language.
What is a metaphor?
300
This figurative language device is used to represent sound words such as "boom" or "bang".
What is onomatopoeia?
300
What's wrong with the world mama...
What is alliteration?
300
Oh, oh for you, I would have done whatever And I just can't believe we ain't together And I wanna play it cool But I'm losin' you
What is first person?
300
A _________ is the message in a story or poem.
What is the theme?
400
You've got the promise of my love to keep you warm...
What is a metaphor?
400
This type of figurative language occurs when authors use words with the same beginning sounds.
What is alliteration?
400
I have made enough money to buy Miami, but I threw it away so fast...
What is hyperbole?
400
These are the three types of third person we have studied this year.
What is third person objective, third person limited, and third person omniscient?
400
"I would walk five hundred miles" is an example of this sort of figurative language.
What is hyperbole?
500
You let the cat out of the bag is an example of this form of figurative language.
What is an idiom?
500
This is typified by a story like the three little pigs.
What is the rule of three?
500
Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call...
What is personification?
500
This is the type of third person perspective is "all knowing"?
What is omniscient?
500
"Baby, you are a firework" is an example of this sort of figurative language.
What is a metaphor?