Figurative Language Techniques

An analogy is a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way. Choose the one example of an analogy.

• That’s as Useful as Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic.

• Life is never about winning, it's about the friends you make along the way.

• Be the change that you wish to see in the world.

• No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

A similie is a comparison of two unlike things using like or as. Please choose the one example of a similie.

• My head is busting.

• I'm as sick as a dog.

• An elephant is sitting on my chest.

• It stings when I blow my nose.

A euphemism is an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant. Click on ALL of the euphemisms you see listed.

• That boy is just a few sandwiches short of a picnic.

• The kids played in the sandbox during recess.

• The dog dove into the pool to escape the heat.

• Billy Joe McAlister bit the big one last week.

• I heard that Mrs. Jones is expecting.

Onomatopoeia is when a word that imitates the sound it represents. Click on ALL the examples of onomatopoeia.

• Pitter-patter

• Explosion

• Tweets

• Split

• Boom

Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds. Select the one example of alliteration.

• I dreamed and I schemed.

• Pretty flowers blew across the pasture.

• Betty baked brownies for her best friend Billy.

• Gale and George went on a trip to California.

An allusion is a reference to another work of literature, person, or event. Choose ALL the examples of an allusion.

• You're a regular Einstein.

• My mom thinks you're a real nut.

• We can go dancing on Thursday night at the new club in town.

• When your parents learn about your new plan to raise money, it's going to sink like the Titanic.

A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration. Choose the one example of hyperbole.

• I'm so tired that I could go to bed at 4 pm.

• I'm so happy that I feel like dancing.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• I was so thirty that I drank three glasses of water.

Personification is the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea. Click on ALL the examples of personification.

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An idiom is a common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. Choose ALL of the pictures of idioms.

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Irony is the contrast between expectation and reality. There are three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Choose the THREE examples of irony.

• There’s a fire inside the fire station.

• Two boys show up to a football game and get into a fight. One ends up in the hospital and the other is arrested.

• Planning something big for Friday night but when the day finally comes, your mom asks you to stay home to watch your little sister, “Sure, it’s not like I had anything special planned for tonight.”

• Kids at a private school are forced to begin wearing uniforms everyday. The kids are really upset and dislike the uniforms.

• The citizens of a town criticize a superhero for doing the job of the police. Little do they know that such superhero would save them from an intergalactic invasion later on.