The Crossover day 11 (vocab & simile/metaphor)

Front

What does 'confrontational' mean?

Back

Describes someone who tends to antagonize or provoke others.

Front

What does 'atone' mean?

Back

To pay someone back for breaking their item, or to give flowers to ask for forgiveness.

Front

What is the opposite of ugly?

Back

Pulchritudinous.

Front

What does 'pulchritudinous' describe?

Back

Something that is beautiful, like an island sunset or a majestic mountain.

Front

What does 'calamity' refer to?

Back

A disaster, such as a flood or forest fire.

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, often by stating that one thing is another.

Front

Give an example of a simile.

Back

Her smile was like sunshine.

Front

Give an example of a metaphor.

Back

Time is a thief.

Front

What does 'ironic' mean?

Back

Describes a situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite to what you expect.