EnglishMini Lessons

Mrs. Taylor8th Grade

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Hyperboleexaggerated statements or claims

not meant to be taken literally•I am so hungry I could

eat a horse.•I have a million things

to do.•I had to walk 15 miles to school in the snow,

uphill.•I had a ton of

homework.•If I can’t buy that new

game, I will die.•He is as skinny as a

toothpick.•This car goes faster

than the speed of light.

•We are so poor; we don’t have two cents to

rub together.•That joke is so old, the last time I heard it I was

riding on a dinosaur.•That new car costs a

bazillion dollars.•He's got tons of money.•You could have knocked me over with a feather.

•Her brain is the size of a pea.

•He is older than the hills.

Oxymorona figure of speech in which two

opposite words or ideas are paired to create new meaning.

jumbo shrimp, act naturally, deafening silence, pretty ugly, living dead, only

choice, random order, small crowd, big baby, tiny elephant, least favorite, short

wait

Idioma word or phrase which means

something different from its literal meaning•Fish out of water - Being somewhere you

don’t belong•Hold your horses - Wait a minute•Let the cat out of the bag - Tell a secret•Raining cats and dogs - It is raining very hard•A piece of cake - Very easy•Cross your fingers - For good luck•Be in hot water - Be in trouble•Get cold feet - Be nervous•Draw a blank - Can’t remember•Get your act together - Behave properly•Play it by ear - Improvise•Out of the blue - With no warning•A grey area - Something unclear•I’m all ears - You have my undivided attention

Allusion

a figure of speech that refers to people, places or events without

mentioning them directly

“He’s a real Scrooge with his money.”

“I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.”

“Chocolate was her Achilles’ heal.”

Puna joke using a play on words

*One grasshopper told another about eating corn. It went in one ear and out the other.*Energizer Bunny arrested -- charged with battery.

*The chicken crossed the playground to get to the other slide.*A boiled egg every morning is hard to beat.

*Being struck by lightning is a shocking experience!*Broken pencils are pointless.

JargonExamples of Medical Jargon• BP - Medical shorthand for blood pressure• NPO - A patient should not take anything by

mouthExamples of Business Jargon• Bang for the buck - A term that means, to

get the most for your money• The 9-to-5 - Business jargon meaning a

standard work day• Chief cook and bottle-washer - A person

who holds many responsibilitiesExamples of Police Jargon• 10-4 - Radio jargon meaning Okay or I

understand• FTP - Failure of an individual to pay a fineExamples of Military Jargon• AWOL - Absent without leave• PCS - A permanent change of stationExamples of Political Jargon• Right wing – A conservative viewpoint• Getting on a soapbox - Making a speech in

public• POTUS - President of the United StatesExamples of Internet Jargon• BTW - By the way• FAQ - Frequently asked questions• LOL - Laugh out loud• BFF - Best friends forever

special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are

difficult for others to

understand

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