Woodard Figurative Language Review

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally.

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The pie was so tough I needed an ax to cut it. What literary device is used?

Back

hyperbole

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What is personification?

Back

Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

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The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads. What literary device is used?

Back

personification

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What is a simile?

Back

Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Juana's dark eyes swam like fish behind her tinted glasses. What is being compared?

Back

eyes-fish

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What is metaphor?

Back

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

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The classroom was a zoo. What literary device is used?

Back

metaphor

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

Front

Give an example of onomatopoeia.

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buzz, hiss, roar.