Figurative Language and Sound Devices

Buzz, hiss, roar, and woof

are all examples of -

• symbols

• consonance

• onomatopoeia

• refrain

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• He is a rock.

• You were as brave as a lion.

• There were a million people at the party.

• The lion had a cavernous mouth.

A poet will often use alliteration, assonance, consonance, rhythm, and rhyme in order to -

• make the poem interesting.

• allow a poem to flow.

• stress the theme of the poem.

• show his command of the English language.

"You hit the nail on the head." is an example of -

• personification

• hyperbole

• a metaphor

• an idiom

Which term fits the following definition? A word that sounds like the thing it describes.

• Onomatopoeia

• Idiom

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

Which term fits the following definition? The use of the same sound at the start of several consecutive or nearly consecutive words.

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Rhyme

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• Only similes compare two unlike things.

• Only metaphors use like or as in the comparison

• Similes are literal statements

• Similes use like or as, while metaphors do not

Which sound device is being used in this line?

Softly and slowly the snowflakes fell

• Metaphor

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Idiom

Which figurative device is being used in this line? The salmon we caught was bigger than the boat!

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Alliteration

Which figurative device is being used in this line? The old tree stretched his long and gangly fingers towards the sky.

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Idiom