DCS Figurative Language

Define Figurative language

• The use of figures of speech to confuse the reader.

• A comparison of two unlike things by using "like" or "as"

• The use of figures of speech to add richness and color to writing.

• The repetition of consonant sounds.

What is a metaphor?

• The comparison of two unlike things by using "like" or "as."

• An extreme exaggeration.

• Presenting something as less than it actually is.

• The comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as."

What is a simile?

• The comparison of two unlike things by using "like" or "as."

• An extreme exaggeration.

• When an author hints at things that are going to happen in the future.

• The comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as."

What is onomatopoeia?

• When the pronunciation of a word imitates a sound.

• Assigning human/animal-like characteristics to something that is not living

• When a word is written in Latin.

• An extreme exaggeration.

What is hyperbole?

• When the pronunciation of a word imitates a sound.

• Assigning human/animal-like characteristics to something that is not living

• When a word is written in Latin.

• An extreme exaggeration.

What is understatement?

• The comparison of two unlike things by using "like" or "as."

• An extreme exaggeration.

• Presenting something as less than it actually is.

• The comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as."

"Sam smiled sarcastically" is an example of...

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

The phrase "Jumbo Shrimp" is a/an:

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Understatement

• Hyperbole

What is personification?

• When the pronunciation of a word imitates a sound.

• Assigning human/animal-like characteristics to something that is not living

• When a word is written in Latin.

• An extreme exaggeration.

What is allusion?

• A phrase that combines two words that mean the opposite of one another to create an interesting effect.

• A comparison of two unlike things by using "like" or "as."

• A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as."

• A brief, intentional reference to a famous person, place, mythology, or event.