Figurative Language 1
Figurative Language 2
Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Chapter 1 Vocabulary
Famous People and Places
100
To compare two things using the words is or are
What is a metaphor?
100
To compare two things using like or as
Simile
100
Knapsack
a bag with shoulder straps, carried on the back, and typically made of canvas or other weatherproof material. (a backpack)
100
Mutual
Shared
100
Mona Lisa
200
What is an idiom?
Phrases that mean something different than what they say
200
What is a hyperbole?
to describe something in an extremely exaggerated way
200
Injustice
A lack of fairness
200
Indecent
not following generally accepted rules of behavior or manners
200
Where is the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MOMA)
New York City
300
A word that sounds like the noise it makes
Onomatopeoeia
300
To describe non-human things using human qualities
What is personification
300
Monotony
lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine.
300
Tyranny
A system of government with a cruel and oppressive government or ruler
300
Where was Marie Antoinette from?
France
400
What is a proverb?
A short statement expressing a belief or a truth
400
What is an alliteration?
A sentence or phrase with words that start with the same letter or sound.
400
Mah-Jong
Chinese game played, usually by four people, with 136 or 144 rectangular pieces called tiles. The object is to collect winning sets of these tiles, as in card games.
400
Complemented
to add to something in a way that makes it better or improves it
400
What was Michelangelo famous for doing?
Painting the Mona Lisa, the sistine chapel, and many famous sculptures like David (the naked guy...)
500
Using words in a non-literal way to create descriptive imagery, create emotional reactions, or express ideas in a more impactful way than literal language
What is figurative language?
500
Framed Narrative
A story where a story is presented within another story, creating a "story within a story" effect
500
Transistor radio
a small protable radio
500
Neanderthal
An extinct species of humans from around the ice-age, "cave men"
500
The sistine chapel