Figurative Language Challenge

Figurative Language 1

100

I waited in line for a million hours until it was my turn.

hyperbole

200

The tree branches danced in the wind.

personification

300

The problem in a story: Ex. Man vs Nature

Conflict

400

Main character in a story (usually a good guy)

Protagonist

500

The emotions or feelings of a story (happy, sad, suspenseful...)

Mood

Figurative Language 2

100

The message or lesson

Theme

200

Person working against the main character or hero of a story

Antagonist

300

Literary reference to a familiar person or thing. Ex: You are a bunch of Einsteins

Allusion

400

Words chosen to paint a vivid picture in the reader's mind.

Imagery

500

Jumbo Shrimp

Icy Hot

Pretty Ugly

Oxymorons

Figurative Language 3

100

Using like or as to compare two things.

Simile

200

Comparing two things without using like or as.

Metaphor

300

Words or phrases that convey the opposite meaning or expected outcome. Ex: A burning fire truck

Irony

400

An author giving hints or clues about what will happen later in a story

Foreshadowing

500

This term is used when an image, object, idea or symbol is used to represent something other than its literal meaning.

Symbolism