Christmas Figurative Language

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What is an oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms, such as 'bittersweet' or 'deafening silence.'

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What is a pun?

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A pun is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, such as 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as,' such as 'as brave as a lion.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things by stating one is the other, such as 'time is a thief.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts, such as 'the wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing, such as 'buzz,' 'hiss,' or 'clang.'

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning, such as 'kick the bucket' meaning to die.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, such as 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is imagery?

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Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a mental picture, such as 'the golden sun set behind the purple mountains.'