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Figurative Language (REVIEW definitions)

Quiz by Heather Norton

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9 questions
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  • Q1
    alliteration
    repetition of beginning sounds of words
    an old worn out phrase
    an extreme exaggeration
    comparison using like or as
    30s
  • Q2
    cliche
    says one thing but means another
    giving non-human objects human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
    an saying that gives advice or states a well-known truth
    a phrase or expression that is over used
    30s
  • Q3
    personification
    comparison saying something is something else
    sound effect
    Giving non-human objects human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
    comparison using like or as
    30s
  • Q4
    simile
    comparison saying something is something else
    comparison using like or as
    words that have the same beginning sounds together
    an extreme exaggeration
    30s
  • Q5
    onomatopoeia
    a phrase or expression that is over used
    says one thing but means another
    a sound effect
    Giving non-human objects human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
    30s
  • Q6
    metaphor
    a comparison using like or as
    a comparison saying something is something else
    a saying that gives advice or states a well-known truth
    repetition of beginning sounds of words
    30s
  • Q7
    hyperbole
    Giving non-human objects human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
    words that have the same beginning sounds
    a sound effect
    an extreme exaggeration
    30s
  • Q8
    proverb/adage
    a phrase or expression that is over used
    says one thing but means another
    a saying that gives advice or states a well-known truth
    comparison using like or as
    30s
  • Q9
    idiom
    says one thing but means another
    Giving non-human objects human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
    a phrase or expression that is over used
    an extreme exaggeration
    30s

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