Thursday, February 14, 2013

Test Prep #2

Similes, Metaphors, and Oxymorons


A simile is A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind

A metaphor is A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction



The above clip is from the movie Renaissance Man starring Danny DeVito. I absolutely love this movie and this scene and it works well to describe similes, metaphors, and oxymorons :) Most of us should already know these terms pretty well but just in case you don't, this video might help!

What type of figurative language is used in the movie title Little Big League?
  1. Hyperbole
  2. Oxymoron
  3. Simile
  4. Metaphor

The "Sun was like a large ball of butter" is an example of what literary technique?
  1. Personification
  2. Simile
  3. Oxymoron
  4. Paradox

The darkness was a blanket that both smothered and comforted.
  1. Simile
  2. Personification
  3. Irony
  4. Metaphor

2 comments:

  1. I like the video(:
    Test questions are good as well.
    very helpful

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  2. Indeed. That movie, though it didn't make it big at the box office, is a favorite of this English teacher. It's a great way to get across the idea of scansion too.

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