Figurative Language

What is figurative language?

• Language that has one literal meaning.

• Language that uses extremely advanced vocabulary.

• Language with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

• Language that communicates complicated concepts and ideas.

What is an idiom?

• Words that imitate natural sounds.

• A set expression or phrase that holds meaning in particular cultures or countries, but may mean nothing to outsiders.

• A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined in order to create an effect.

• A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite of what you expect.

Which of the following is an example of an IDIOM?

• The bacon sizzled in the hot skillet.

• Every cloud has a silver lining.

• Shaina ordered jumbo shrimp at the seafood restaurant.

• The school dietitian eats a double bacon cheeseburger three times a week.

What is irony?

• Words that imitate natural sounds.

• A set expression or phrase that holds meaning in particular cultures or countries, but may mean nothing to outsiders.

• A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined in order to create an effect.

• A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite of what you expect.

Which of the following is an example of SIMILE?

• The soldier was as brave as a lion.

• Her voice is music to my ears.

• Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.

• Your suitcase weighs a ton!

Which of the following is an example of METAPHOR?

• The soldier was as brave as a lion.

• Her voice is music to my ears.

• Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.

• Your suitcase weighs a ton!

What is personification?

• A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.

• A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.

• Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.

• An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

What is hyperbole?

• A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.

• A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.

• Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.

• An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

What is a simile?

• A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.

• A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.

• Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.

• An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.

What is an oxymoron?

• Words that imitate natural sounds.

• A set expression or phrase that holds meaning in particular cultures or countries, but may mean nothing to outsiders.

• A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined in order to create an effect.

• A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite of what you expect.