Words that sound like what they are?
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Alliteration
Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in a phrase is?
Personificiation
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Assonance
A comparison using "like" or "as" is a/an?
Interjection
Idiom
Simile
Onomatopoeia
What is figurative language?
literal language
words that are confusing and stupid
words don't actually mean what they say
shapely language
Which are examples of figurative language?
integrity, persistence, ownership
simile, metaphor, personification
paraphrasing, underlining, highlighting
verbs, nouns, and adjectives
What figurative language is this?
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Alliteration
Idiom
What figurative language is this?
Idiom
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
What figurative language is this?
Personification
Metaphor
Idiom
Simile
What figurative language is this?
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
Definition of paradox?
Statement that can be seen as true and false simultaneously
Statement that is more false than true
The exact opposite in what is said vs. what is meant
Statement that is more true than false
Choose the oxymoron:
Awfully lucky
I am nobody.
Best of all time
Between jobs
What is an Oxymoron?
Sometimes Things Get Complicated
A figure of speech in contradictory terms
A Simile
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word
What is an adage?
A long, well-known saying. It expresses an opinion
A concise, well-known saying. It expresses a common truth or observation
A way to add your age
A place upstairs to store unused things
Which one is an adage?
Leaves can turn brown.
Apples are red and round.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
The blue sky is pretty.
What is a parable?
A parable is a simple story used to illustrate a moral.
A parable is another word for the Bible
A parable is a type of fairytale
A parable is A story told by the Apostles
