Figurative Language Meanings

Language in which the words are meant to be interpreted imaginatively is...

• figurative

• literal

A comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.

• idiom

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

"He was as cool as a cucumber" is an example of...

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

"Her long hair is an ocean of waves" is an example of...

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• metaphor

When the words mean something other than what they say; the opposite of literal meaning.

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Figurative language

• Narration

What is writing or speech that is  not meant to be taken literally?

• Hyperbole 

• Figurative Language 

• Sensory Language 

• Metaphor 

A two letter word for words and phrases that mean something other than what they say...

What is the figurative meaning of the word...?

• The dramatic meaning or use of the word

• The personal associations of the writer with a word

• The use of the word within a specific field or subject area

• The literal definition of a word

It like a get out of jail free card

• Onomatopoeia

• Illusion

• metaphor

• Simile

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