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