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Figurative Language Game

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KristiConnors
Created Date 10.02.19
Last Updated 10.03.19
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Topics of this game:
  • A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
  • Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling
  • A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
  • A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
  • an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
  • A comparison without using like or as
  • the use of words that imitate sounds
  • A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
  • Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
  • the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
  • a familiar proverb or wise saying
  • The tree waved in the wind.
  • My mother is like a drill sergeant in the mornings.
  • I slammed the door and banged up the stairs.
  • Never forget where you came from.
  • All the world is a stage and we are only players.
  • The flag represents freedom.
  • I thought it was going to rain forty days and forty nights, and we were going to have to call Noah to build us an ark.
  • Thanks for dropping that on my foot. That felt fantastic.
  • A penny saved is a penny earned.
  • The golden, red, and pumpkin colored leaves swirled above our heads in the sunlight.
  • He asked me where I'd like to go to dinner, but I'm on the fence. I like Chili's and Louie's.