Final Exam 12-1

Language in which the words are meant to be interpreted imaginatively is...

• figurative

• literal

A comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS.

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

Outrageous exaggeration made to emphasize a point.

• hyperbole

• simile

• oxymoron

• pun

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

• pun

• alliteration

A phrase made up of words containing opposite meanings.

• pun

• idiom

• simile

• oxymoron

Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals.

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• hyperbole

Conscience is a man’s compass. The figurative language is:

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

• idiom

The baby's skin was soft as a rose petal. The figurative language is:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

The man was tough as nails when he chose to skip the painkiller before getting stitches. The figurative language is:

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

I could sleep forever! The figurative language is:

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Allusion