Figurative Language Vocabulary

Front

What is the repetition of the same beginning sound, usually a consonant, in a phrase or line of poetry called?

Back

Alliteration

Front

Which device involves a word making a sound, like "crash" or "boom"?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

What is the comparison of two things that are not really alike by using "like" or "as"?

Back

Simile

Front

What is the term for a comparison of two things in which one is said to be another?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is it called when human qualities and ideas are given to things?

Back

Personification

Front

What is a common expression that is not meant to be taken literally?

Back

Idiom

Front

What involves exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What is a reference made to something that is not directly mentioned?

Back

Allusion

Front

What is a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect?

Back

Analogy

Front

Who is the person who writes the poem?

Back

Poet