Definition
This figurative language is when an author makes a reference to something (usually a well known character in literature, pop culture, history, etc) for the reader to infer more meaning.
This type of figurative language is a purposeful comparison of two unlike nouns using like, than, or as to enhance meaning.
What is a simile?
The ball was hit harder than Connor McGregor in the boxing ring.
What is an allusion?
The grass danced as the wind blew through it's blades.
What is personification?
Hey is the only way to say you're okay.
This figurative language is a comparison of two unlike things to enhance meaning.
What is a metaphor?
This is when two opposite ideas are commonly joined together.
What is an oxymoron?
Joe Burrow is lowkey the best quarterback of all time.
What is slang?
The Virgia blue bells blossomed beautifully beyond the pond.
What is alliteration?
Beans will start the fart within you.
What is internal rhyme?
These are words or common phrases that mean something different from what they say. They are not to be taken literally.
What are idioms?
This is the repetition of the vowel sound within the words.
What is assonance?
Golf is a walk with wet socks.
What is a metaphor?
What is repetition?
Hang in there, Brody, you'll have a better day tomorrow!
What is an idiom?
This is the emotional feeling or atmosphere the reader experiences when reading a piece of text.
What is mood?
This is the attitude a writer has towards a subject. We can usually tell this by their word choice or viewpoint.
Bailey spiked the ball and it smacked the floor.
What is an onomatopoeia?
"I ain't never seen a sky so beautiful."
Her graduation day was so bittersweet.
What is an oxymoron?
What do we call words that are so descriptive, the reader is able to create an picture in their mind?
What is imagery?
This is an action, person, place, word, or object within a story that represents an idea. (concrete --->abstract).
What is symbolism?
Lauren threw the lacrosse ball so high that it hit Jupiter.
What is a hyperbole?
Stretch above land, into their peak,
It is the sky, they constantly seek.
In the far distance, we notice their height,
A view from the top - spectacular site!
What is rhyme/rhythm?
Life is like a box of chocolates.
What is a simile?