Figurative Language in Holiday Movies

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one is the other, without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile is like sunshine.'

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is a pun?

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A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similarity in sound for humorous or rhetorical effect. Example: 'I used to be a baker, but I couldn't make enough dough.'

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect. Example: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. Example: 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

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What is a rhetorical question?

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A question asked for effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer. Example: 'Isn't it a bit too late to be asking that?'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing. Example: 'buzz', 'hiss', or 'clang'.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind. Example: 'The golden sun set over the calm, blue ocean.'

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What is oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction. Example: 'deafening silence'.