Figurative Language Pre-Assessment

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1. Words or phrases that exaggerate or alter the usual meanings of the individual words.

• figurative language
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• personification
• onomatopoeia

2. A comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles.

• simile
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• personification
• onomatopoeia

3. A comparison in which one thing is said to be another thing. Does not use like or as to compare.

• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification
• onomatopoeia
• figurative language

4. Language that appeals to the senses. (see, hear, taste, touch, smell)

• imagery
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• personification
• onomatopoeia

5. An object or animal is spoken of as if it had human feelings, thoughts, actions, or attitudes.

• personification
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia
• figurative language

6. An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true.

• hyperbole
• metaphor
• personification
• onomatopoeia
• figurative language

7. Words whose sounds imitate or suggest their meaning.

• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• personification
• figurative language

8. The way we change words or common phrases to either make them sound less harsh or abrasive.

• Euphemism
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Onomatopoeia