Figurative Language
Language that means something other than its literal definition.
What is figurative language?
A word that means the same or nearly the same as another word.
What is a synonym?
The main part of a word that gives it its basic meaning.
What is the root word?
The fog crept in on little cat feet.
What is personification?
A comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as.
What is a simile?
The emotional or implied meaning of a word.
What is Connotation?
A word part added to the end of a root word to change its form or meaning.
What is a suffix
The dew sparkled like diamonds.
What is simile?
A direct comparison between unlike things that does not use like or as.
What is a metaphor?
A word that means the opposite of another word.
What is an Antonym?
A word part added to the beginning of a root word to change its meaning.
What is a prefix
My dad is a rock in hard times.
What is a metaphor?
Giving human traits or actions to something that is not human.
What is personification?
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?
Hints in the surrounding text that help determine the meaning of an unknown word.
What are context clues?
It will take me a million years to finish my homework.
What is hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration used to emphasize a point.
What is hyperbole?
Words that have more than one meaning depending on context.
What are multiple meaning words?
A word reference book that provides synonyms and antonyms
What is a thesaurus?
Every student should study for two hours each night.
What is a generalization? or What is a hyperbole?