Category 1
words meant as they are
What is literal language?
exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect
What is hyperbole?
applying human characteristics to nonhuman things
What is personification?
comparing two unlike objects without using “like” or “as”
What is a metaphor?
comparing two unlike objects using “like” or “as”
What is a simile?
funny wordplay using a word that suggests two or more meanings or involving words with similar sounds
What is a pun?
expressing one’s ideas by creating imagery. You need to figure out what it means
What is figurative language?
common saying or expressions which are supposed to be understood figuratively
What is an idiom?
words created from sounds
What is onomatopoeia?
Ex: The car is blue.
What is an example of literal language?
Ex: get your feet wet
What is an example of figurative language?
Quiet as a mouse
What is an example of simile?
Don’t spill the beans
What is an example of an idiom?
The dog’s barking was as loud as a siren.
What is an example of simile?
Her hair was a river that glided down her shoulders.
What is an example of metaphor?
The bee buzzed by my ear.
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
You are my flower.
What is an example of a metaphor?
There were a million people in the lunch line.
What is an example of hyperbole?
The snake hissed as it slithered away.
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
barking up the wrong tree
What is an example of an idiom?
The reporter was getting the scoop from the ice cream parlor.
What is an example of a pun?
What does don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater mean?
Don’t discard the good with the bad
The teapot screamed to life after being left too long on the stove.
What is an example of personification?
What does it mean to not look a gift horse in the mouth?
Be grateful for what you get
“Put it on my bill,” the duck said to the server.
What is an example of a pun?