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Figurative language

Quiz by Jessica McAndrews

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  • Q1
    What type of figurative language uses a direct comparison between two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'?
    Simile
    Hyperbole
    Metaphor
    Personification
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the figurative language technique where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas?
    Symbolism
    Onomatopoeia
    Personification
    Alliteration
    30s
  • Q3
    What type of figurative language exaggerates or overstates for emphasis?
    Onomatopoeia
    Idiom
    Alliteration
    Hyperbole
    30s
  • Q4
    Which figurative language technique is used to make a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?
    Metaphor
    Simile
    Personification
    Hyperbole
    30s
  • Q5
    What type of figurative language gives inanimate objects or abstract concepts human qualities or abilities?
    Personification
    Simile
    Metaphor
    Hyperbole
    30s

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