Figurative Language
Exaggeration made to prove a point that is never meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
“I’m like a bird, I’ll only fly away." — “I’m Like a Bird” by Nelly Furtado
Hint: Imagery, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Repetition, Alliteration, Personification, Oxymoron
What is a simile?
“I am a moth to the flame” — “A Song for the Lovers” by Richard Ashcroft
Hint: Imagery, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Repetition, Alliteration, Personification, Oxymoron, Idiom
What is a metaphor/ idiom?
When something stands for an idea or abstract concept.
What is symbolism?
Sasuke Uchiha, Hinata Hyuuga, Sakura Haruno
What is Naruto?
Bowser, Wario, Luigi
What is Super Mario Bros.?
"Shape of You," "Perfect," and "Thinking Out Loud."
Who is Ed Sheeran?
Type of figurative language during which a comparison is made using "like" or "as."
“I got loyalty, got royalty inside my DNA” — Kendrick Lamar
Hint: Imagery, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Repetition, Alliteration, Personification, Oxymoron
What is a metaphor (and personification of traits)?
“I will follow you into the dark” — “I Will Follow You into the Dark” by Death Cab for Cutie
Hint: Imagery, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Repetition, Alliteration, Personification, Oxymoron, Idiom
What is metaphor/ hyperbole?
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
What is personification?
Gives the wind human qualities.
Goku, Bulma, Trunks
What is Dragonball Z?
Joey Martin, Dimitri Volsky, Jack Evans
"The Matrix," "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure," and "Speed."
Who is Keanu Reeves?
Type of figurative language during which a direct comparison is made.
What is a metaphor?
“I got that sunshine in my pocket” — Justin Timberlake
Hint: Imagery, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Repetition, Alliteration, Personification, Oxymoron
What is a metaphor?
“We were young and wild and free” — “Young Folks” by Peter Bjorn and John
Hint: Imagery, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Repetition, Alliteration, Personification, Oxymoron, Idiom
What is hyperbole/ alliteration/ generalization?
“Boom! The vase hit the floor.”
What is onomatopoeia?
A word that imitates a sound.
Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, and Nami.
What is One Piece?
Master Chief, Cortana, and the Arbiter.
What is Halo?
"Birds of a Feather," "Ocean Eyes," and "Happier Than Ever."
Who is Billie Eilish?
Type of figurative language during which a reference is made to a well-known person, place, event, etc.
What is an allusion?
“We found love in a hopeless place” — “We Found Love” — Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris
Hint: Imagery, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Repetition, Alliteration, Personification, Oxymoron
What is an oxymoron/metaphor?
“I see a red door, and I want it painted black.” — “Paint It Black” by The Rolling Stones
Hint: Imagery, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Repetition, Alliteration, Personification, Oxymoron, Idiom
What is imagery?
The overall message of a story or literary work.
What is theme?
Griffith, Caska, Guts
What is Berserk?
Cloud Strife, Aeris Gainsborough, Sephiroth
What is Final Fantasy?
"Basketball Diaries," "Inception," and "The Revenant."
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
Type of figurative language during which you downplay something because the importance or enormity of it should be pretty obvious.
What is understatement?
“I’m still standing better than I ever did” — “I’m Still Standing” — Elton John
Hint: Imagery, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Repetition, Alliteration, Personification, Oxymoron
What is a metaphor?
“Come on, skinny love, just last the year” — “Skinny Love” by Bon Iver
Hint: Imagery, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Repetition, Alliteration, Personification, Oxymoron, Idiom
What is personification/ metaphor?
The 3 types of irony most commonly used.
Double points if you can name the 4th.
What is verbal, situational, and dramatic?
4th - cosmic
Gon Freecss, Killua Zoldyck, and Kurapika.
What is Hunter x Hunter?
Tommy Vercetti, Frank Tenpenny, Dimitri Rascalo
What is Grand Theft Auto?
"The Hunger Games," "Silver Linings Playbook," and "American Hustle."
Who is Jennifer Lawrence?
Double Points:
This does not belong in this category, but falls under the umbrella. Name the type of devices that increase the effectiveness of a speaker or writer.
What is a rhetorical device?
“I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine.” — “Pocketful of Sunshine” by Natasha Bedingfield
Hint: Imagery, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Repetition, Alliteration, Personification, Oxymoron
What is a metaphor?
“I am a golden god” — “Five to One” by The Doors
Hint: Imagery, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Repetition, Alliteration, Personification, Oxymoron, Idiom
What is metaphor/ hyperbole?
The story’s main character trying to reach a goal.
What is a protagonist?
Yuki Sohma, Kyo Sohma, Tohru Honda
What is Fruits Basket?
Arthur Morgan, Dutch van der Linde, and John Marston.
What is Red Dead Redemption?
"Polly," "Lithium," and "Heart-Shaped Box"
Who is Nivarna?
This device involves the repetition of vowel sounds within words in a sentence or phrase.
What is assonance?
“I got enemies — got a lot of enemies” — “Enemies” by Post Malone (or “Enemies” — Drake)
Hint: Imagery, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Repetition, Alliteration, Personification, Oxymoron
What is repetition/anaphora?
“I wish that I could see the light” — “Such Great Heights” by The Postal Service
Hint: Imagery, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Repetition, Alliteration, Personification, Oxymoron, Idiom
What is imagery/metaphor?
“I could sleep for a million years.”
What is hyperbole?
Edward Elric, Roy Mustang, Winry Rockbell
What is Fullmetal Alchemist?
Ezio Auditore, Desmond Miles, and Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad.
What is Assassin's Creed?
"Pretty Things," "The Amazing Spider-Man," and "Easy A."
Who is Emma Stone?
This term describes a figure of speech in which a part represents the whole or vice versa.
What is synecdoche?
“I’m in love with the shape of you” — “Shape of You” — Ed Sheeran
What is synecdoche/metonymy?
“I’m gonna swing from the chandelier.” — “Chandelier” by Sia
Hint: Imagery, Hyperbole, Simile, Metaphor, Repetition, Alliteration, Personification, Oxymoron, Idiom
What is hyperbole?
This device involves using a word or phrase that is less direct but considered less distasteful or offensive than another.
What is a euphemism?
Laios Touden, Chilchuck Tims, and Senshi.
What is Delicious in Dungeon?
Diddy, Dixie, Cranky
What is Donkey Kong?
"Fake Plastic Trees," "Karma Police," and "No Surprises."
Who is Radiohead?
This device involves using a word or phrase that is repeated at the end of successive clauses or sentences.
What is epistrophe?
“I been movin' calm, don't start no trouble with me” — “God’s Plan” — Drake
What is colloquialism/idiom?
“I’ve got soul but I’m not a soldier” — The Killers
What is paradox / antithesis?
What device is used here: "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times."
What is an antithesis?
Ushio Kofune, Shinpei Ajiro, and Mio Kofune.
What is Summer Time Rendering?
Gordon Freeman, Alyx Vance, and the G-Man.
What is Half-Life?
"Evil," "C'mere" and "Obstacle 1"
Who is Interpol?