Figurative Language - all

Figurative Language - all

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English

8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an idiom?

Back

A phrase that conveys a figurative meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand based only on its literal interpretation.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

An extreme exaggeration used to make a point or show emphasis.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an oxymoron?

Back

A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction, such as 'deafening silence'.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an allusion?

Back

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Give an example of an idiom.

Back

'It's raining cats and dogs!'

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Give an example of hyperbole.

Back

'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!'

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