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Figurative Language
Literary Language
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Figurative Examples
Tone examlpes
100
A comparison of two things that uses the words like or as.
What is Simile?
100
The author's attitude toward the story or subject.
What is Tone?
100
When you're asked for the big picture or what the point of the passage is.
What is Main Idea?
100
The world is my oyster.
What is Metaphor?
100
Father: “We are going on a vacation.” Son: “That’s great!!!”
What is Cheerful Tone?
200
A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
What is Symbol?
200
A universal idea explored in a literary work.
What is Theme?
200
Information that is inferred is NOT directly stated. Instead, you're asked to figure out what a section of the passage seems to imply or suggest.
What is Implied Information?
200
Opportunity knocked on the door.
What is Personification?
200
Father: “We can’t go on vacation this summer.” Son: “Ok. Great! That’s what I expected.”
What is Sarcastic Tone?
300
An overstatement or exaggeration of fact.
What is Hyperbole?
300
A question asked to make an impact or call attention to something, not asked to get an actual answer.
What is Rhetorical Question?
300
You're asked to collect information that is directly stated in the passage.
What is Stated Information?
300
Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought better butter to make the bitter butter better.
What is Alliteration?
300
“You will get good grades like in the previous exams”
What is Optimistic Tone?
400
Using human characteristics to describe inanimate objects.
What is Personification?
400
A play on words using words that are similar in sound but have very different meanings.
What is Pun?
400
The author's treatment of the subject reflects his or her attitude toward what he or she is writing about.
What is Attitude/Mood/Tone?
400
The burning wood hissed and crackled.
What is Onomatopoeia?
400
“Can someone tell me what the heck is going on here?”
What is Mad and Aggressive Tone?
500
The use of words such as buzz or hiss.
What is Onomatopoeia?
500
Two terms that seem to contradict each other.
What is Oxymoron?
500
Identify a word or phrase and the line(s) where these appear.
What is Words/Phrase in Context?
500
You snore louder than a freight train.
What is Hyperbole?
500
"People never believe you."
What is Sad and Pessimistic Tone?