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What is personification? Give an example.
Figure of speech in which an inanimate object is given human abilities or characteristics.
What is hyperbole? Give an example.
An extreme exaggeration used to make a point or to stress an idea.
What is pun? Give an example.
A pun is a play on words; an exploitation of different possible meanings of a word, or a play on different words which sound the same.
What figurative language is this? How do we know?
"My aunt's kitchen was a dumpster!"
Metaphor. There is a direct comparison between the kitchen and a dumpster.
What is the connotative meaning of the following phrase?
"Hold your horses!"
Stop right now!
What is euphemism? Give an example.
Polite expression used in place of words or phrases that otherwise might be considered harsh or unpleasant to hear.
What is onomatopoeia? Give an example.
The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions to which they refer.
What is oxymoron? Give an example.
Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear next to each other.
What figurative language is this? How do we know?
"She is the most beautiful girl in the world."
Hyperbole. It is an extreme exaggeration.
What is the denotative meaning of the following phrase?
"Hold your horses!"
Make sure your horses don't move.
What is an idiom? Give an example.
Expression used by a particular group of people with a meaning that is only known through common use.
What is euphemism? Give an example.
A euphemism is a polite expression used in place of words or phrases that otherwise might be considered harsh or unpleasant to hear.
What is dramatic irony? Give an example.
Dramatic irony is when the audience or reader knows more than the characters in a work of literature.
What figurative language is this? How do we know?
"The fire crackled loudly."
Onomatopoeia. "Crackled" imitates the sound of the fire.
What is the connotative meaning of the following phrase?
"Grandma kicked the bucket."
Grandma died.
What is the "denotative" meaning of a word or phrase?
The literal, dictionary meaning. The words mean exactly what they say.
What is assonance? Give an example.
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
What is verbal irony? Give an example.
Verbal irony is when what is said is actually the opposite of what is really meant.
What figurative language is this? How do we know?
"I wanted to go home, but the bell refused to ring."
Personification. The bell does not have the ability to "refuse", as it is an inanimate object.
What is the denotative meaning of the following phrase?
"Grandma kicked the bucket"
Grandma used her leg to forcefully hit the bucket.
What is the "connotative" meaning of a word or phrase?
The figurative meaning. The hidden, double meaning when the words don't mean exactly what they say.
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is situational irony? Give an example.
What figurative language is this? How do we know?
"The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plane."
Assonance. The sentence is repeating the vowel sound "ai" closely throughout the sentence.
What is the denotative meaning of the following phrase?
"It's raining cats and dogs!"
Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.