Simon Says Figures of Speech

SIMILE

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figures of speech

When you hear Simon Say a Figurative Language term, act out the action that represents it.

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FIGURES OF SPEECH ACTIONS

Simile

Hyperbole

Alliteration

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

Personification

Oxymoron

• As light as a feather
• Brave as a lion
• Life is like a box of chocolates

Show a heart with your hands

SIMILE

Heart represents 'like''

A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. Similes differ from metaphors by highlighting the similarities between two things using comparison words such as "like", "as", "so", or "than", while metaphors create an implicit comparison.

• The pizza was calling my name
• The car winked at me
• The moon looked down on us

Pretend to be a robot (non-human)

PERSONIFICATION

Non-human given human qualities.

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

• Pretty ugly
• False truth
• Alone together

Point in 2 opposite directions at the same time

OXYMORON

Opposite directions indication opposite words next to each other.

When opposite words are placed next to each other

• These shoes are killing me!
• You came from the age of dinosaurs.

Act exaggerated by pressing your hand onto your forehead

HYPERBOLE

Pressing a hand to one's forhead is a gesture of being dramatic, i.e.,, over-exaggerating

Exaggerated statements or claims that are not meant to be taken literally.

• Ring.
• Boom
• Splash!

Make sounds you can read

ONOMATOPOEIA

The only action you can say out loud.

Onomatopoeia is the use or creation of a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. Such a word itself is also called an onomatopoeia. Common onomatopoeias include animal noises such as oink, meow, roar, and chirp.

• Betty bought a batch of bitter butter
• Cool, clever cat
• Whether we are white

Hold up 2 peter pointers to represent '1st letter'

ALLITERATION

One finger indicates 1st while the other represents l for letter

the repetition of the first letter in two or more neighboring words or syllables.

• She is a busy bee
• You are the apple of my eye
• You light up my life.

Make an = sign with your arms

METAPHOR

Simile without like or as. Compares 2 things directly through ám' or 'is'.

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them