Figurative language

Question 1

Metaphor

Answer 1

A type of figurative language that describes something that may be unfamiliar to the readers by referring to it as though it was something else that is more familiar

Question 2

Simile

Answer 2

A type of figurative language that directly points to similarities between two things, uses the words “like” or “as”

Question 3

Imagery

Answer 3

A vivid description that appeals to the reader’s senses

Question 4

Hyperbole

Answer 4

An overstatement intended to achieve a particular effect

Question 5

Personification

Answer 5

Human characteristics are given to objects, abstract ideas, natural forces, or animals

Question 6

Symbolism

Answer 6

The author uses a concrete object, action, or character to represent an abstract idea

Question 7

Allusion

Answer 7

A reference to a historical person or event, a fictional character or event, a mythological or religious character or event, or an artistic work

Question 8

Cliches

Answer 8

Common sayings that lack originality but are familiar and relatable to the audience

Question 9

Dialect & Slang

Answer 9

Linguistic qualities that an author might incorporate into his or her writing in order to develop characters or setting

Question 10

Foreshadowing

Answer 10

A hint at the events that are going to unfold in a story

Question 11

Types of Irony (3)

Answer 11

Verbal- a character says something that is the opposite of what he or she means

Situational- something happens that contradicts what the audience expected to happen

Dramatic- The audience knows about something that a character does not