1 Figurative Language 2020

Definition: A combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings.

• idiom
• oxymoron
• analogy
• rhetorical question

Definition: A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally, phrase;

• analogy
• second person point of view
• rhetorical question
• idiom

Definition: words in a row with same initial (beginning) consonant sound;

• analogy

• alliteration

• irony

• idiom

Definition: most important point the author makes, central idea;

• theme 
• analogy
• idiom
• first person point of view

Definition: A word that has the same, or nearly the same, meaning as another word, an equivalent

• oxymoron
• antonym
• synonym
• rhetorical question

Definition: a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes;

• synonym 
• personification 
• metaphor 
• rhetorical question

Definition: A word that means the opposite of another word.

• oxymoron
• analogy
• idiom
• antonym

Definition: the author's attitude or outlook; it is in author's head for example: formal, informal, serious, humorous, angry, ironic, gloomy, suspicious, neutral, etc.

• tone
• central idea 
• mood
• antonym

Definition: A question asked merely for effect or to make an assertion with no answer expected. The answer is usually assumed.

• oxymoron 
• rhetorical question
• synonym
• antonym

Definition: an indirect comparison, shows how two things are alike using a form of the verb 'to be'

• simile 
• metaphor 
• synonym
• antonym