Ela figurative language

Question 1

Definition - the repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words (ex. Tongue twisters)
Example- The wild and woolly walrus waits and wonders when we’ll walk by.

Answer 1

ALLITERATION

Question 2

Definition- a word that imitates a noise or sound
Example- Boom! Bang! Buzz! Woof!

Answer 2

ONOMATOPOEIA

Question 3

Definition- giving human traits to animals or inanimate objects
Example- The sun danced across the sky and kissed the clouds.

Answer 3

PERSONIFICATION

Question 4

Definition - compares two unlike things without using “like” or “as”
Example - Her eyes were diamonds.

Answer 4

METAPHOR

Question 5

Definition- compares two unlike thing using like or as
Example - Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.

Answer 5

SIMILE

Question 6

Definition- big exaggeration, usually with humor
Example- I am so hungry I could eat a horse!

Answer 6

HYPERBOLE

Question 7

Definition- an expression that means something other than its literal meaning
Example- Hold your horses! We’re in a pickle. It is raining cats and dogs.

Answer 7

IDIOM

Question 8

Definition- when two words of opposite meanings join together to create a common term
Example- freezer burn - jumbo shrimp - sweet tarts
Big baby - student teacher

Answer 8

OXYMORON

Question 9

Definition- an implied or indirect reference especially in literature; the act of making an indirect reference to something : the act of alluding to something. Usually making a reference to something is history, literature, the Bible, pop culture, etc.
An allusion is when we hint at something and expect the other person to understand what we are referencing.
EXAMPLE - Chocolate is his Kryptonite. In this example, the word “kryptonite” alludes to, or hints at, the hero Superman.

Answer 9

ALLUSION