Figurative Language Review

What is a comparison using like or as?

• metaphor
• simile
• imagery
• cliche'

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Time flies by! Is an example of....

• idiom
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor

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That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds! This is an example of ...... 

• hyperbole
• simile
• metaphor
• simile

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"The city was a jungle" is an example of what? This is an example of ...... 

• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

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A Cliche is ?

• An expression
• An idea that explores truth
• An idea that has been over-used
• An emotion

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After returning home from a long vacation, Mrs. Burkhardt said, "There's no place like home." She's making an ALLUSION to _____ to show that like Dorothy, she likes to travel but is happy to be home.

• The Wizard of Oz
• Star Wars
• Divergent
• Kanye West

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  A reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, sports or the arts is known as a(n) _______.

• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• allusion

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The idiom in the picture means __________.

• MEOW! 😼
• Cats are dangerous.
• There is literally a cat in this bag I have.
• You are supposed to keep a secret.

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Michael Phelps is a rock star when it comes to the 100 meter freestyle.

• metaphor
• simile
• personification
• onomatopoeia

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WHO AM I?
I am the largest wildcat in North America. I have brownish-yellow fur, with a black-tipped tail. I weigh about 250 pounds and am seven feet long. I live in the mountains, and I hunt. Who am I? Some call me a puma, and others call me a cougar. Some call me a mountain lion.
What is the author's purpose?

• to persuade
• to inform
• to entertain

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