Vocab 1
an exaggeration
hyperbole
Allusion
a reference to a famous person, event, place, or work of literature.
I was so mad I stomped out of the room.
Literal
Those boys are like two peas in a pod.
simile
giving human qualities to non-living thing
personification
A comparison between two ideas using "like", or "as".
simile
I was so happy, I was on Cloud 9.
Figurative
This place is like a Garden of Eden. What type of figurative language is used, and what does it mean?
Allusion- Garden of Eden The place is perfect and beautiful.
Toward the end of "Romeo and Juliet" the audience knows that Juliet is not really dead, but Romeo does not. He mistakenly thinks she has died, and takes action based on that misfortune.
Dramatic Irony
When words mean what they say
Literal language
When an author uses language that appears to one or more of the five senses.
imagery
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Figurative
Meow, moo, tweet
Onomatopoeia
When the opposite of what expected happens
irony
Verbal, Situational, and Dramatic
It was raining so hard the ditches were overflowing.
Literal.
The assignment was a breeze.
Metaphor Assignment and breeze are being compared.
"Oh GREAT," my husband said, after he spilled his coffee all over his new white shirt.
verbal irony
An expression in both written and verbal English
idiom
When the meaning of what is said must be interpreted
Figurative language
It was raining cats and dogs.
Figurative
The fire swallowed the entire forest.
personification
A marriage counselor worked so many hours that his frustrated and lonely wife filed for divorce.
What kind of irony is this?
situational irony