Define:
figurative language
(lenguaje figurado)
Figurative language is when words or phrases are used in a creative way to express something beyond their usual, literal meaning.
context clues (pista de contexto)
Hints in text around that can help a reader infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word, phrase, or description.
word relationships (la relación semántica)
The ways in which two or more words are connected.
denotation (la denotación)
The dictionary meaning of a word.
"I’ve told you a million times!"
This sentence is
Hyperbole.
Define:
tone
(tono)
How an author or speaker feels about a topic in a text expressed through his or her word and style choices
Everyone knows that!
This sentence is:
an example of hyperbole.
Open secret.
This sentence is a
Oxymoron.
connotation (connotación)
An idea or feeling that a word suggests.
idiom (modismo,idioma)
An expression where the meaning isn’t directly related to the words it contains.
metaphor
(metáfora)
A type of figurative language that compares two different things by saying one thing is another.
hyperbole (hipérbole)
A type of figurative language where an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally and meant to emphasize a point or create a strong impression.
"Time is a thief."
This sentence is a
Metaphor.
His heart was a block of ice.
This sentence is:
a simile.
Heavy as a rock.
This sentence is
a metaphor.
simile
(símil)
A type of figurative language that compares two different things using the words “like” or “as” to show how they are similar.
personification (personificación)
a type of figurative language where human qualities or actions are given to something that isn’t human, like an object, animal, or an idea
Pink and purple popsicles.
This sentence is an
Alliteration.
The cup danced joyfully across the table.
This sentence is a:
Personification.
"He runs like the wind."
This sentence is a
Simile.
alliteration (aliteración)
A type of figurative language where the same sound or letter is repeated at the beginning of several words that are close together in a sentence.
onomatopoeia (onomatopeya)
A type of figurative language where a word sounds like the noise it describes.
"Her smile was as bright as the sun."
This sentence is a
Simile.
"The wind whispered through the trees."
This sentence is an example of:
Personification.
"Sally sells seashells by the seashore."
This sentence is an
Alliteration.