Figurative Language

What is the following an example of ?

“All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.” - George Orwell, Animal Farm

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Paradox

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What figure of speech is the following? "I've read this book a hundred times"

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

• Paradox

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the definition of an oxymoron?

• An extreme exaggeration for effect.

• A phrase combining two contradictory (opposite) terms intentionally for effect.

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Select all the phrases with an oxymoron.

• The channel was repeating the same old news again and again.

• That actor is seriously funny!

• My legs are as heavy as lead.

• These documents are original copies.

Select all the paradoxes.

• I realized it was the beginning of the end.

• She's as skinny as a toothpick.

• We each ran individually in the team

• It was such a beautiful mess.

Select all the phrases with a hyperbole.

• My leg is so sore, it's going to drop off.

• He is the best player of all time.

• The weekend is never going to arrive.

• They agreed to disagree on the issue.

A ........................... is an extreme exaggeration.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

A(n) ............................... contradicts itself, but it has an underlying truth.

A(n) ............................. combines two opposite ideas for effect.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Write your own example of a hyperbole.