Figurative Language: Definitions
Figurative Language: Examples
Literary Terms
Reading
Misc. (Books)
100
Comparing two (2) things using like or as

What is SIMILE? 

100

The following is an example of this type of figurative language: 

Just like moons & like tides, still I rise. 

What is SIMILE? 

100

The feeling the author has towards something

What is TONE? 

100
This is the definition of close reading. 
What is a careful interpretation of a passage or text? 
100

The author of The Outsiders. 

Who is S.E. HINTON? 

200

Comparing two (2) things without using like or as

What is METAPHOR?

200

The following is an example of this type of figurative language: 


Ms. B is a million years old.

What is HYPERBOLE?

200

The feeling the reader has towards something

What is MOOD? 

200

This is a type of question that has a clear right and/or wrong answer.

What are CLARIFYING questions? 

200

The author of A Christmas Carol.

Who is CHARLES DICKENS? 

300

Giving objects human qualities & attributes

What is PERSONIFICATION? 

300
The following is an example of this type of figurative language: 


Jumbo shrimp

What is OXYMORON? 

300

An example of this term could be love or guilt. 

What is TOPIC? 

300

This type question is open-ended. 

What is an INTERPRETIVE question? 

300

This is a book written about a group of English boys stranded on an island.

What is LORD OF THE FLIES?

400

Visually descriptive language that creates a picture in the reader's head

What is IMAGERY?

400

The following example could be classified as this type of figurative language: 

"Bears. Beets. Battlestar Gallactica."

What is ALLITERATION?

400
An example of this term could be "love conquers all" or "guilt is an impossible obstacle to overcome" 

What is THEME? 

400

These types of questions are about greater significance of the text. 

What are BIG PICTURE questions?

400

This is where The Crucible is based. 

HINT: witch trials...

Where is SALEM, MASS.? 

500

An image that represents an idea or something else

What is SYMBOLISM?

500

The following word is an example of this type of figurative language: 

Buzz

What is ONOMATOPOEIA?

500

This is an opening statement of a text that grabs the reader's attention

What is a HOOK? 

500

This word means all-knowing & is used for narration/POV.

What is OMNISCIENT? 

500

This is a potential text we may read this year, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald about the 1920s. 

What is THE GREAT GATSBY?