Figures Of Speech Etc.

Front 1

what compares two things, using the words like, as, as if, as though, as ... as.
Examples:
The old man's face was as wrinkled as an elephant's hide.
Her eyes were like emeralds.

Back 1

Simile

Front 2

what is a Metaphor?

Back 2

it compares two things by saying one thing is another thing. It does not use the words like or as.
Examples:
My teacher is a drill sergeant.
The snow was a soft blanket completely covering the brown earth.

Front 3

what is a Hyperbole?

Back 3

a description that is greatly exaggerated.
Examples:
That music is so loud it can be heard across the sea.
His shirt was so big his brother could wear it at the same time

Front 4

what is a repetition of a letter or sounds, usually at the beginning of words. This is how tongue twisters are formed.
Examples:
She wore sixty shimmering shells under her shawl.
The majestic moonlight made Maria melancholy.

Back 4

Alliteration

Front 5

what is an Onomatopoeia?

Back 5

its a words which suggest the sound of what they are describing.
Examples:
The ducks were quacking and the bees were buzzing.
The silence was broken by the sound of the cuckoo clock.

Front 6

What is a noun?

Back 6

a word that names a person, place thing, or idea.

Front 7

whats the word for something that expresses action, condition, or state of being?

Back 7

Verb

Front 8

What does not contain a subject-verb combination?

Back 8

Phrase

Front 9

what is an Oxymoron?

Back 9

a contradictory phrase.
Examples:
Your answers are perfectly wrong.
The jacket was made with genuine imitation leather.

Front 10

What is a figure of speech that functions to connect words, phrases, clauses and sentences?

Back 10

Conjunction