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16 questions
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  • Q1
    when two or more words repeat the same vowel sound
    paradox
    assonance
    oxymoron
    onomatopoeia
    30s
  • Q2
    comparing two unlike things using like or as
    smilie
    hyperbole
    alliteration
    metaphor
    30s
  • Q3
    comparing two things without using like or as
    alliteration
    hyperbole
    metaphor
    simile
    30s
  • Q4
    the use of the same beginning consonant sounds in a line or verse
    hyperbole
    metaphor
    simile
    alliteration
    30s
  • Q5
    extreme exaggeration making something bigger/worse than it really is
    alliteration
    simile
    metaphor
    hyperbole
    30s
  • Q6
    Giving human characteristics or abilities to an animal, object, or abstract idea
    alliteration
    personification
    metaphor
    simile
    30s
  • Q7
    a bunch of words that mean something different than what you are actually saying
    simile
    metaphor
    alliteration
    idiom
    30s
  • Q8
    a character says one thing but means the opposite
    simile
    metaphor
    alliteration
    irony
    30s
  • Q9
    word that imitates the sound it represents
    onomatopoeia
    imagery
    paradox
    oxymoron
    30s
  • Q10
    a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
    imagery
    onomatopoeia
    paradox
    oxymoron
    30s
  • Q11
    a statement proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality express a possible truth
    imagery
    onomatopoeia
    paradox
    oxymoron
    30s
  • Q12
    Draws on the 5 senses, tast, touch, sight, smell and sound
    imagery
    onomatopoeia
    paradox
    oxymoron
    30s
  • Q13
    the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
    symbolism
    onomatopoeia
    paradox
    oxymoron
    30s
  • Q14
    makes a reference to people, places, events or literary works
    allusion
    paradox
    oxymoron
    onomatopoeia
    30s
  • Q15
    to make something bad sound good
    paradox
    oxymoron
    onomatopoeia
    euphemism
    30s

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