Figurative Language
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- Q1Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words.AssonaceOnomatopoeiaAlliterationMetaphor30s
- Q2Words whose sound suggests its meaning.MetaphorAllusionSimileOnomatopoeia30s
- Q3A figure of speech stating two things are similar and does not use like or as.OxymoronSimileMetaphorHyperbole30s
- Q4A comparison using like or as.PersonificationSimileImageryMetaphor30s
- Q5A huge exaggeration.IdiomHyperboleImageryPersonification30s
- Q6Giving human qualities to ideas and things.IdiomPersonificationAssonanceOxymoron30s
- Q7A reference to a specific person, place, or thing.AllusionMetaphorAlliterationPersonification30s
- Q8Descriptive language that creates a mental picture for the reader. It creates pictures using the 5 senses (taste, smell, touch, hear, sight).ImageryOxymoronIdiomPersonification30s
- Q9Two contradicting words are used together for effect.AllusionImageryOxymoronAlliteration30s
- Q10Big brother Ben bought a boat.ImageryAllusionAlliterationMetaphor30s
- Q11Oh, never, if I live to a million, / Shall I feel such a grievous pain.AllusionPersonificationHyperboleOxymoron30s
- Q12This restaurant is the poor man’s Disneyland.AllusionPersonificationMetaphorOnomatopoeia30s
- Q13The knocking grew louder, bang, bang! She held her breath and tried not to move.PersonificationImagerySimileOnomatopoeia30s
- Q14By the lakes that thus outspread / Their lone waters, lone and dead / Their sad waters, sad and chilly.MetaphorSimileHyperbolePersonification30s
- Q15The leaves are little yellow fish / swimming in the river.HyperboleAllusionMetaphorSimile30s