Figurative Language Flashcard

Front

Exaggerated statement is called a _______________

Back

hyperbole

Front

A __________ compares two things using "like" or "as"

Back

simile

Front

A ____________ compares two things WITHOUT "like" or "as".

Back

metaphor

Front

A phrase that means something different than its words is an _______________________.

Back

idiom

Front

Repetition of initial sounds in words.

Back

alliteration

Front

A word that sounds like its meaning is called _____________.

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

Giving human traits to nonhuman objects is called _____________________.

Back

personification

Front

That pizza is bigger than Texas! Example of a _____________.

Back

hyperbole

Front

His eyes were as blue as the sky. Example of ____________________

Back

a simile

Front

Lucy’s room is a pigsty. Example of _______________________

Back

a metaphor