WorksheetsFigurative Language High School
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 56mins
A simile.....
tells what a person likes
compares two unlike things using the words like or as
compares two similar things
tells what a person is doing
what is a metaphor
is when someone compares you to something without saying like
when you say a hint to someone
when you compare with someone saying like
I don´t know
My father is a bear in the morning.
My sister is like an angel in my life.
Diction is the literary term that means
The connections we have with words
An author's choice of words
The definition of words
The common way of speaking with friends
Refers to the feelings and ideas a word evokes.
Synonym
Denotation
Connotation
Diction
Denotation is a word's ____________.
Literal, dictionary definition
Emotional meaning
Diction
Mood
Mood refers to...
The definition of words used in a text
The choices an author makes in a text
Relating to a text
The emotional setting of a text
What is theme?
a brief account of the main facts about something
a main topic or message in a the story
a way to describe things
what your essay is going to be about (claim)
When an author gives the reader a hint of what's to come...
foreshadow
imagery
flashback
What is textual evidence?
Your claim.
Proof from the text to support your answer.
What the author thinks about a topic.
An explanation in your own words about your claim.
A hyperbole .....
tells what a person likes
is an exaggeration so outrageous that no one would believe that it is true
compares two similar things
tells what a person is doing
Personification .....
tells what a person likes
is the attribution of human characteristics to non-living objects
compares two similar things
tells what a person is doing
Onomatopoeia .....
tells what a person likes
is a word that names something or an action by imitating the sound associated with it
compares two similar things
tells what a person is doing
An allusion .....
tells what a person likes
is a reference to a preexisting person, work, event, or well-known piece of pop culture
compares two similar things
tells what a person is doing
An antithesis .....
tells what a person likes
places opposites together to make the features of each seem more intense
compares two similar things
tells what a person is doing
Irony .....
tells what a person likes
is mocking sarcasm that causes a statement to have the opposite meaning from what what is said
compares two similar things
tells what a person is doing
Oxymoron .....
tells what a person likes
the use of an unmatched term to create an intended impression
compares two similar things
tells what a person is doing
Synecdohe .....
tells what a person likes
using a part of something to represent the entire thing
compares two similar things
tells what a person is doing
Litotes (understatement) .....
tells what a person likes
statement of extreme reduction of the evident value or amount
compares two similar things
tells what a person is doing
Identify the antithesis
I like apples.
Apples taste sweet.
You're the apple of my eye.
The light in the window was a beacon of light
