Figurative Language Definitions

An obvious exaggeration to make a point or add excitement

• assonance

• repetition

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Giving human qualities to non-living objects

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

A comparison of two seemingly unlike things

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

An extreme exaggeration used for effect

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

Language that appeals to the five senses

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

What is a simile?

• Comparing two things without  using  like and as

• Comparing two things in a text

• Comparing two things using  like and as

• None of the above

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing two things in a text

• Comparing two things using like and as

• An exaggeration 

• Comparing two things without using like and as

What is a hyperbole?

• An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally. 

• a comparison using like or as

• repeating the beginning consonant sounds

• none of the above

the repetition of an initial consonant sound

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

• simile

a direct comparison between two unlike things that actually have something important in common

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification