Figurative Language Etc

Give an example of an oxymoron.

• jumbo shrimp

• giant ant

• tiny elephant

• silent scream

Polly Peters positively played Ping-Pong.

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

When the pitcher finished nine innings, he was hungry enough to eat a horse.

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• oxymoron

• alliteration

Which of the following is not an oxymoron?

• bitter sweet

• pretty ugly

• awesome greatness

What is verbal irony?

• when someone says the opposite of what they mean

• when the opposite of what we expect to happen, happens

• when the audience knows something that the characters don't

About winning the lottery:

"I have a few extra dollars in my pocket."

• Hyperbole

• Understatement

About school starts at 7:15 on Monday.

"The world ends for me on Monday."

• Hyperbole

• Understatement

About John who has 5,000 books in his room.

"John likes to read a book sometimes."

• Hyperbole

• Understatement

About waiting in a line at the theater.

"This line is taking forever! We'll never get a ticket."

• hyperbole

• understatement

About a person who texts and drives.

"She needs to pay more attention."

• Hyperbole

• Understatement