Figurative Language

It is a word or phrase that possesses a separate meaning from its literal definition.

• author's theme

• figurative language

• Philippine literature

• folk song

Which are examples of figurative language?

• simile, metaphor, personification, and alliteration

• theme, timeline, personification, and alliteration

• simile, metaphor, personification, and literature

• ballad, serenade, work song, and lullaby

It is the repetition of the beginning sounds of neighboring words.

• Anaphora

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Repetition

Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition! - King John II, William Shakespeare. This is an example of _______________.

• Simile

• Assonance

• Anaphora

• Alliteration

It is the repetition of vowel sounds (not just letters) in words that are close together.

• Assonance

• Anaphora

• Alliteration

• Irony

"My dog passed away yesterday." This is an example of __________________.

• Irony

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Euphemism

This figurative language uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect.

• Metaphor

• Euphemism

• Hyperbole

• Irony

It is the term for a word that sounds like what it is describing.

• Personification

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

"The angry woman is clearly confused by the situation she has found herself in." What is the oxymoron in the sentence?

• angry woman

• the situation

• clearly confused

• found herself

It is a word or phrase that possesses a separate meaning from its literal definition.

• author's theme

• figurative language

• Philippine literature

• folk song