figurative languge

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A comparison using like or as.

Front

Samantha ran as fast as a cheetah is an example of an ______________?

Back

Simile.

Front

What type of figurative language is shown? I have told you a million times not to do that!

Back

Hyperbole.

Front

What is an alliteration?

Back

The same beginning sound repeated.

Front

The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing. This is an example of a ______________?

Back

Simile.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A comparison not using like or as.

Front

What is personification?

Back

Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

A word that imitates a sound.

Front

What is an oxymoron?

Back

A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear together.