Figurative Language
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- Q1A figure of speech which uses a deliberate exaggeration.Hyperbole30s
- Q2The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.Alliteration30s
- Q3Suggesting that an inanimate object has human like qualities.personification30s
- Q4Words whose sound imitates their suggested meaning.onomatopoeia30s
- Q5A figure of speech in which a comparison is made between two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”.simile30s
- Q6A figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things.metaphor30s
- Q7A word or phrase which means something different from its literal meaning.idiom30s
- Q8The class was a zoo today. This sentence is an example of what figurative language?metaphor30s
- Q9That boy was as brave as a lion in class. This sentence is an example of what figurative language?simile30s
- Q10I'm so hungry I could eat a million cheeseburgers. This sentence is an example of what figurative language?hyperbole30s
- Q11The lightning danced across the sky. This sentence is an example of what figurative language?personification30s
- Q12Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. This sentence is an example of what figurative language?Alliteration30s
- Q13As I walked across the floor, I heard the loud creak of the old boards. This sentence is an example of what figurative language?Onomatopoeia30s
- Q14That test was a piece of cake. This sentence is an example of what figurative language?idiom30s