10th English Figurative Language

What is a simile?

• A  comparison of two unlike subjects using the words "like" or "as".
• Giving human characteristics to an animal, idea, or nonliving object.
• Words that imitate sounds.
• A comparison of two unlike subjects using the words "is" or "was".

What is a metaphor?

• A big exaggeration in order to make a point.

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in the same phrase.

• An indirect comparison of two unlike subjects (often using the words "is" or "was").

• Language that creates mental pictures by using sensory language.

What is a hyperbole?

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in teh same phrase.
• A group of words whose meaning is different from the ordinary or literal meaning.
• A big exaggeration in order to make a point.
• The use of words that imitate sounds.

What is alliteration?

• A big exaggeration to make a point.
• A big exaggeration in order to make a point.
• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in the same phrase.
• A figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is given human or person-like characteristics. 

"You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog Quit snoopin’ ’round my door You can wag your tail But I ain’t gonna feed you no more"

The underlined phrase is an example of"  

• Allusion

• Paradox

• Metaphor

• Simile

"I was so embarrassed, I almost died right there in front of everyone!"

• Paradox

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

• Alliteration

"You've got a smile that could light up this whole town"

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Paradox

• Oxymoron

"My power flurries through the air into the ground. My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around. And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast. I'm never going back the past is in the past."

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

"And I'm going to miss you, like a child misses their blanket."

• Metaphor

• Paradox

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Placing side by side two contradictory words that make logical sense when explained.

• paradox

• hyperbole

• alliteration 

• oxymoron