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A Rose by any other name...
Definitions
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"All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages." Shakespeare is comparing life to the stage. What type of Figurative Language is this?
Metaphor
100
"It's raining cats and dogs!" is this type of Figurative Language.
Idiom
100
"It's so fluffy I'm gonna die!" is an example of this Figurative Language.
Hyperbole
100
His love for her was like a red rose. What type of Figurative Language?
Simile
100
The dictionary meaning of a word. What type of Figurative Language is this?
Denotative
200
"Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow!" -Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" "Sweet Sorrow" is an example of what Figurative Language?
Oxymoron
200
She is awfully pretty. Example of what type of Figurative Language?
Oxymoron
200
Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get!" This quote from Forrest Gump is an example of this type of Figurative Language
What is Simile
200
When some people think of a rose they think of love, romance or affection. This is not a regular definition of a rose. What kind of meaning is this instead?
Connotative meaning
200
This type of Figurative Language uses words or phrases that appeal to all the senses to create a mental image for the reader.
What is Imagery.
300
"What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young." (George Bernard Shaw) is an example of what type of Figurative Language?
Paradox
300
When you ask for a Denotative meaning what type of meaning are you looking for?
A dictionary definition.
300
"You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch. Your heart's an empty hole!" What type of figurative language is this?
What is Metaphor
300
Many people compare love to roses. This is symbolism. Give me a definition of symbolism.
Something concrete that stands for something abstract.
300
Give me the definition of Personification.
Giving human qualities or actions to something that is NOT human. (animal, thing or ideas)
400
In Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree" what Figurative Language feature is being used for the tree?
Personification
400
"A rich man is no richer than a poor man." This is an example of a paradox. Give me a definition.
An extended oxymoron. A sentence with two contradicting ideas where the statement seems to be false but actually reveals a truth.
400
In the movie "101 Dalmations" Cruella DeVille says "I live for fur. I worship fur!" This is an example of this type of Figurative Language.
What is Hyperbole
400
"My allergies were so bad I thought my eyes would melt and my nose would fall off!" Give me a definition of this type of figurative language.
A comparison that does not use "like" or "as".
400
The definition of an idiom. (Example: It's raining cats and dogs)
A phrase or expression that means something different from what it says.
500
"He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;" This is a literary example of what type of Figurative Language?
Imagery
500
"I'm going to hit the hay" is an idiom. What does this idiom actually mean? (hint: it does not involve hitting hay)
I'm going to bed.
500
In the movie "Beauty and the Beast" the rose is said to represent the prince's youth or his ability to love. This is an example of what type of Figurative Language?
What is Symbolism
500
"And every time I held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns." Billy Joel is COMPARING a rose and its thorns to his relationships with this type of Figurative Language.
What is Metaphor
500
Give me a definition of Connotation.
The emotional meaning of a word. (The thoughts and feelings associated with that word.)