Figurative Languages

is a word or phrase that intentionally deviates from straightforward language use or literal meaning to produce a rhetorical or intensified effect(emotionally, aesthetically, intellectually, etc.).

Multiple Choice

"The room was as cold as ice."

This is an example of?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Assonance

A simile is a figure of speech that is mainly used to compare two or more things that possess a similar quality. It uses words such as ‘like’ or ‘as’ to make the comparison.

1. ​As slow as a sloth

2. As busy as a bee

Audio Response

Tongue Twister

(Practice-Record-Submit)

"I saw Susie sitting in a shoeshine shop."

Open Audio Recorder

Multiple Choice

"She sells seashells by the seashore."

This is an example of?

• Alliteration

• Antithesis

• Apostrophe

• Epigram

Alliteration is the repeating of consonant sounds right next to each other, which creates a memorable or melodic effect.

“The fair breeze blew,

The white foam flew,

And the furrow followed free.

Multiple Choice

"The old chair complained as he sat down."

This is an example of what figure of speech?

• Hyperbole

• Synecdoche

• Personification

• Irony

Personification is a figure of speech that is used to attribute human characteristics to something that is not human. It can also be used to personify an abstract quality.

Example: “And the plane to the pine-tree is whispering some tale of love

Till it rustles with laughter and tosses its mantle of green,”

Audio Response

What is the sound of a telephone call?

Open Audio Recorder

Multiple Choice

"The cat meowed for some milk."

This is an example of?

• Onomatopoeia

• Euphemism

• Understatement

• Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech in which a word is pronounced the same way as the sound associated with it. Onomatopoeia occurs most commonly with animal sounds (e.g., the buzz from a bee), mechanical sounds (e.g., the clang of metal on metal), and action/impact sounds (e.g., the boom from an explosion).

The thunder boomed in the distance as the storm approached.

The campfire crackled as the flames grew in size.

Video Response

Show us your facial expression when you see your crush looking at you.

Open Video Recorder

Multiple Choice

"It took forever to climb the mountain."

This is an example of?

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

• Irony

• Metonymy

A hyperbole is a rhetorical device that is mainly used to make something look and sound a lot better than it actually is. In other words, it can be said to be a form of exaggeration.

• Rory went on forever about the city she lived in.

Multiple Choice

"O William, you should be living now to see all this."

This is an example of?

• Euphemism

• Litotes

• Apostrophe

• Paradox

Apostrophe

Apostrophe is a figure of speech that is used to address someone who is absent or already dead. It can also be used to address an abstract quality or idea, and even a non-living object.

Example: “O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”

Multiple Choice

"The light of the fire is a sight."

This uses what figure of speech?

• Euphemism

• Understatement

• Pun

• Assonance

Assonance is a figure of speech that is characterized by the use of words having similar vowel sounds consecutively. It can be said to be a variation of alliteration.

Example: “Tyger, tyger, burning bright

In the forests of the night,” (‘The Tyger’ by William Blake)

Multiple Choice

"There was a small crowd in front of the Diwata's Paresan."

This is an example of what figure of speech?

• Pun

• Metonymy

• Oxymoron

• Irony

An oxymoron is a rhetorical device that uses two opposite or contradictory terms one after the other in order to project an effect. According to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, oxymoron is defined as “a phrase that combines two words that seem to be the opposite of each other.” The Cambridge Dictionary defines an oxymoron as “two words or phrases used together that have, or seem to have, opposite meanings.”

• “Parting is such sweet sorrow.”

• O heavy lightness! Serious vanity!

Multiple Choice

"Hope for the best; prepare for the worst."

This is an example of?

• Antithesis

• Epigram

• Synecdoche

• Irony

An antithesis is a figure of speech that states strongly contrasting ideas placed in juxtaposition. They contain compound sentences with the two independent clauses separated by a comma or a semicolon, in most cases. However, there are also instances where the antithesis is a compound sentence with a conjunction. An antithesis is mainly used to portray the stark difference between the two opposing ideas.

Example: “Art is long, and Time is fleeting.”

Multiple Choice

"He is economically disadvantaged."

This sentence uses what figure of speech?

• Irony

• Euphemism

• Pun

• Synecdoche

The term ‘euphemism’ refers to those words or a phrase that can be used to convey something unpleasant, sad or considered taboo. It is the art of communicating something in a less annoying and much lighter tone or in an indirect manner.

• The collateral damage that resulted from the war was saddening.

• We have a differently-abled man working as security.

Multiple Choice

"A pilot has a fear of heights."

• Pun

• Metonymy

• Personification

• Irony

Irony is a rhetorical device that is used to express an intended meaning by using language that conveys the opposite meaning when taken literally. The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary defines the term ‘irony’ as “the use of words that say the opposite of what you really mean, often as a joke and with a tone of voice that shows this”.

• The name of India's biggest dog is "Tiny".

Multiple Choice

"The whole world is a stage."

This is an example of?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Irony

• Personification

A metaphor is a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison, but in a way different from a simile. It makes the comparison as if it was literally true. In other words, it can be said that a metaphor is an implied comparison.

• My mom has a heart of gold.

• My friend’s sister, Sharon, is a night owl.

Multiple Choice

"The bench decided that the man is guilty."

• Euphemism

• Irony

• Metonymy

• Oxymoron

Metonymy is a figure of speech that is formed by the use of a term (the name of an object or an idea) to substitute another term that is closely related to the thing or idea. According to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, the term ‘metonymy’ is defined as “the act of referring to something by the name of something else that is closely connected with it”, and according to the Collins Dictionary, it is defined as “the substitution of a word referring to an attribute for the thing that is meant”.

• “The pen is mightier than the sword.”

• "Everyone should pledge their allegiance to the crown."

Multiple Choice

"You're not wrong. "

This is an example of?

• Antithesis

• Litotes

• Assonance

• Metaphor

Litotes is a figure of speech and a form of understatement in which a sentiment is expressed ironically by negating its contrary.

• That play was not the best.

Multiple Choice

In the middle of an intense thunderstorm: "We're having a little rain."

This is an example of?

• Euphemism

• Hyperbole

• Understatement

• Irony

Understatement is the deliberate description of something in a way that makes it seem less important than it actually is. Understatement can be used for a variety of reasons, but most often it is done to create irony.

Example: After wrecking your car: "There's a little scratch."

Multiple Choice

• "Some of the biggest failures I ever had were successes." -Pearl Bailey

This is an example of?

• Paradox

• Litotes

• Metonymy

• Hyperbole

A paradox is a statement that appears to contradict itself but contains some truth, theme, or humor.

• "If you wish to preserve your secret, wrap it up in frankness," (Smith 1863).

• "I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love." -Mother Teresa

Multiple Choice

"Life is hard when you have mouths to feed."

• Analogy

• Hyperbole

• Synecdoche

• Irony

Synecdoche (pronounced sin-ek-duh-kee) is a figure of speech in which a specific part of something is used to refer to the whole thing. It comes from the Greek word synekdoche, which means “simultaneous meaning.”

For example, using synecdoche, the word threads means clothing, heels means high-heeled shoes, and a suit is a businessperson who wears suits to work.

Multiple Choice

"My legs felt like jelly after riding the rollercoaster."

• Euphemism

• Hyperbole

• Assonance

• Irony

Multiple Choice

“O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”

—William Shakespeare,Romeo and Juliet

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Apostrophe

• Oxymoron

Multiple Choice

Rather than telling a friend that a relative died, you might say they “kicked the bucket,” “passed away,” or are “no longer with us.”

These are examples of?

• Euphemism

• Litotes

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

"Iceland is very green, but Greenland has lots of ice."

• Personification

• Synecdoche

• Irony

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

"Eyes are the windows to the soul."

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Metonymy

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

The song of Taylor Swift uses what figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Irony

Multiple Choice

"The captain commands one hundred sails"

This is an example of?

• Synecdoche

• Irony

• Oxymoron

• Personification

Multiple Choice

"That strawberry cake was awfully good."

This is an example of what figure of speech?

• Apostrophe

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Litotes

Multiple Select

These are TWO figures of speeches that are classified as Figures of Emphasis or Unimportance.

(Please choose Two)

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Paradox

Multiple Select

These figurative languages show Phonetic Resemblances and Representing Sounds.

(Please choose TWO)

• Personification

• Understatement

• Alliteration

• Assonance