Figurative Language What is it Part 1 Food
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Figurative Language
What is it? Part 1 Food for Thought Define it! What is it? Part 2 Explain it! 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500
What is it? Part 1 – 100 “Lucky Lady” is an example of what type of figurative language? alliteration
What is it? Part 1 - 200 “This city was a jungle” is an example of what type of figurative language? metaphor
What is it? Part 1 - 300 “As straight as an arrow” is an example of what type of figurative language? simile
What is it? Part 1 - 400 “Thundering silence” is an example of what type of figurative language? oxymoron
What is it? Part 1 - 500 What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence? This is a secret so don’t let the cat out of the bag. idiom
Food for Thought - 100 What is the figurative language in this sentence? I feel as stuffed as a Thanksgiving turkey. simile
Food for Thought - 200 What is the figurative language in this sentence? My brother’s stomach is a bottomless pit. metaphor
Food for Thought - 300 What is the figurative language in this sentence? Mom made a boatload of mashed potatoes for Christmas dinner. hyperbole
Food for Thought - 400 What does it mean if something is “a piece of cake”? It means it’s really easy.
Food for Thought - 500 Explain the idiom: Butter someone up It means to flatter someone.
Define it – 100 Words whose sounds suggest their meaning are called _______. Onomatopoeias *100 extra points if it’s spelled correctly*
Define it - 200 Fill in the blanks: A simile is a comparison of two unlike things using ___ or ____. like, as
Define it - 300 Which type of figurative language is a comparison of two unlike things saying one thing is a dissimilar object or thing? metaphor
Define it - 400 What is allusion? Allusion is a reference to a person, place, or event from literature, sports, history, movies, or the arts.
Define it - 500 Define idiom. An idiom is group a words whose collective meaning is quite different from their individual, literal meaning.
What is it? Part 2 - 100 “Boom” is an example of what type of figurative language. Onomatopoeia
What is it? Part 2 - 200 What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence? The coins sang happily in Tom’s pocket. personification
What is it? Part 2 - 300 “She was humming a song” is an example of what type of figurative language? onomatopoeia
What is it? Part 2 - 400 “Cathy is as cute as a kitten” is an example of what two types of figurative language? alliteration & simile
What is it? Part 2 - 500 What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence? The wind blew steady for three days before the hurricane reached the shore. None. There is no figurative language in this sentence.
Explain it - 100 Explain the hyperbole in this sentence. She’s so tall she bumps her head on the clouds. She’s really tall.
Explain it - 200 Explain the allusion in this sentence. This house makes the White House look like the cottage. The house is very large and makes the White House look small in comparison.
Explain it - 300 What does the idiom “to add fuel to the fire” mean? To make a bad situation worse
Explain it - 400 Explain what the figurative language in this sentence means. Marcy has been my friend through thick and thin. Marcy has always been there for me.
Explain it - 500 Write a sentence (or two) that contains a simile and a hyperbole. Answers will vary.