English Figurative Language
An adage/proverb about life
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
I've got your back.
Figurative language
figure out what it means
Figurative language
Oh, never, if I live to a million, / Shall I feel such a grievous pain.
Hyperbole
a saying that isn't meant to be taken literally, doesn't "mean" what it says.
Idiom
you're the apple of my eye.
Idiom
the car is blue.
Literal language
words function exactly as defined
Literal language
My brain is fire--my heart is lead! / Her soul is flint, and what am I?
Metaphor
All round the house is the jet-black night; / It stares through the window-pane; It crawls in the corners, hiding from the light,
Personification
And then my heart with pleasure fills, / And dances with the daffodils.
Personification
But words are things, and a small drop of ink, / Falling, like dew, upon a thought produces
Personification
My words are little jars / For you to take and put upon a shelf. Their shapes are quaint and beautiful, / And they have many pleasant colors and lusters
Personification
Sifted through the grass were daisies, / Open-mouthed, wondering, they gazed at the sun.
Personification
Carven cathedrals, on a sky. Of faintest colour, where the gothic spires fly. And sway like masts, against a shifting breeze.
Personification Simile
He would write, but his hours are as busy / As bees in the sun.
Simile
An idiom about someone stealing the attention
Steal the spotlight
With processions long and winding / With the countless torches lit
hyperbole
exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect.
hyperbole
she'd kill me
hyperbole
Give 3 examples of oxymorons.
jumbo shrimp pretty ugly freezer burn
men are dogs
metaphor
two things are compared without using "like" or "as".
metaphor
a word that makes a sound
onomatopoeia
splat
onomatopoeia
when two words are put together that contradict each other. "opposites" make sense together but are opposites apart
oxymoron
giving human traits to objects or ideas
personification
the sunlight danced.
personification
a figurative saying in which a bit of wisdom is given.
proverb
an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
proverb
a form of "wordplay" in which words have a double meaning.
pun
i was going to look for my missing watch but i didn't have the time.
pun
comparison of two things using "like" or "as" a comparison must be made.
simile
she is as sweet as candy.
simile
expression with less strength than expected. The opposite of a hyperbole.
understatement
i'll be there in one second.
understatement
Give 2 examples of idioms.
you're the apple of my eye actions speak louder than your words
