Figurative Language Post-Test

The literal meaning of a word.

The feeling or emotion attached to words.

A statement that contradicts itself or 2 ideas that cannot both be true.

A joke that makes a play on words.

A pleasant-sounding word used to describe something of a delicate nature.

The total opposite of an object or person.

Compares two unlike things using like or as.

Compares two unlike things without using like or as.

A nonhuman subject is given human qualities.

A brief indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.