Figurative Language Review

Metaphor or simile? "The lake is like a mirror reflecting the starlight."

• Metaphor

• Simile

Metaphor or simile? "He's a mountain of a man."

• Metaphor

• Simile

What is hyperbole?

• a comparison using "like" or "as"

• repetition of consonant sounds

• extreme exaggeration

• sounds that mimic the words they represent

"He's my Prince Charming, and I'm his Cinderella." This is an example of...

• an allusion

• a simile

• an oxymoron

• alliteration

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." This is an example of...

• hyperbole

• allusion

• alliteration

• metaphor

Which of these is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

• Zip

• Tower

• Bubble

• Slap

"I've told you a thousand times: Clean your room!" This is an example of...

• a hyperbole

• an oxymoron

• a metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Which of these is an example of an oxymoron?

• fluttering fireflies

• her guardian angel

• clean dirt

• boisterous boys

What does the following oxymoron mean? "The silence was deafening."

• The room was loud.

• The listener is deaf.

• The silence was uncomfortable/not easily ignored.

• No one was listening.

An allusion is...

• a comparison using "like" or "as"

• a figurative statement using contradictory terms

• giving non-human things human characteristics

• a reference to another literary work