Figurative Language Meanings

"I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinoccho's." This is an example of an _____________. 

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

'You are like a ray of sunshine!' is an example of:

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

This term means to use a strong exaggeration:

• personification

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

'That test was a breeze!' is an example of:

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• idiom

When the Wind is low, and the sea is soft, and the heat-lightning plays... is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

'Your beauty was a web of delight.' is an example of:

• Simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

The stars will cry. The kind of figurative language used here is _______

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Language and poetic techniques use to create mental pictures and cause emotions in the reader.

• Verse

• Alliteration

• Imagery

• Symbolism

Talking animals are an example of what type of figurative language?

• Oxymoron

• Personification

• Cliche

• Pun

Onomatopoeia is...

• An exaggerated statement

• A sound effect

• A comparison of two things using like or as

• The use of a word associated with a sound.