Figurative Language

Describe setting...

"Wham!!""BOOM!!" and "CRUNCH" are all examples of.....

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

What is Figurative Language?

• Language that is figurative

• A nonliteral meaning

• The nonliteral meaning of a word is its definition as you would find it in a dictionary.

• The literal meaning of a word is its definition as you would find it in a dictionary.

A character that does not go through significant change.

• Major Character

• Minor Character

• Onomatopoeia

• Oxymoron

What are examples of onomatopoeias?

• "Slam!"

• "Ruff!"

• "Meow!"

• All of the above

Which of the following uses "like" or "as"?

• Idiom

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metephor

"It is raining cats and dogs" is a form of what figurtive language is this?

• oxymoron

• hyperbole

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

Hints or clues about what is going to happen later on in the story.

• Conflict

• Imagery

• Foreshadowing

• Dialogue

A scene in a story that occurred before the present time in the story is called a __________.

What is an aside?

• Words not spoken to the audience but, by non living objects.

• Words not spoken to the audience by a character in a drama that are not supposed to be heard by the other characters onstage.

• Words spoken to the audience by a character in a drama that are not supposed to be heard by the other characters onstage.

• Not words, actions.