Figurative Language Review

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What is hyperbole?

Back

An extreme exaggeration used for effect.

Front

What does it mean when someone 'clams up'?

Back

It means they keep their ideas to themselves.

Front

What type of figurative language is 'I could eat a horse'?

Back

Hyperbole.

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

The repetition of two or more of the same beginning consonant sound.

Front

Give an example of alliteration.

Back

The crazy car is colorful.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is personification?

Back

Attributing human characteristics to non-human things.

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

Front

What is imagery?

Back

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.