Figurative Language 2

What is alliteration?

• when a word is spelled the way it sounds

• when two or more words in a row have the same beginning sound

Is this an example of alliteration: "The great big bear barreled down the hill to catch a beaver.

• yes

• no

What is an Onomatopoeia?

• when all the words start with the same sound

• a word that is an imitation of the sound they represent

What is imagery?

• the use of language to draw a picture in the reader's mind (sensory impressions).

• when you compare two things using the words like or as

Which sentence  is an example of imagery (creates a picture in your mind)?

• The dog barked at me yesterday.

• The dark room felt like it was collapsing on me as my vision turned to a tunnel. I was so upset I couldn't see anymore. Everything went black.

What is irony?

• when the opposite of what one expects is stated or occurs (when something you don't expect to happen happens)

• when exactly what you expected to happen happens

Which scene from Monster's Inc. did they use to show us what irony is?

• Boo crying and making the power go out around the city.

• The monster trying to scare the sleeping kid, but actually being more scared of the kid.