English 8: Figurative Language

The singer, who has been topping the charts for weeks now, does not sound the same when she sings live.

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Litotes

“She fixed me with her cold gray stare, and I realized what a terrible enemy Athena would make, ten times worse than Ares or Dionysus or maybe even my father.”

- The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Litotes

You have to go through the eye of a needle before getting in their company.

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Litotes

He is no fool.

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Litotes

“'Cause you know I’d walk a thousand miles if I could just see you...”

- A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Litotes

Jenny’s brother gave her a too small plastic bag for her shoes, and she said, “Is there a smaller plastic bag than this?"

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Litotes

It's not bad.

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Litotes

Romeo stabbed himself to death as Juliet woke up from drinking the potion that made her heart stop beating for a few hours.

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Litotes

My head is still in the clouds days after we watched the concert of our favorite band.

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Litotes

A grade school boy won first place in an oratorical contest and his grandfather said, “Not a bad accomplishment!”

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Litotes