Poetry Terms Figurative Language

"His boss called him under the carpet" is an example of an __________________________?

• Idiom

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

A wedding ring is an example of _____________________?

• Irony

• Sensory Imagery

• Symbolism

• Idiom

In a poem all of the words on the same line are a called a _________________?

• Sentence

• Phrase

• Line

• Rhyme

Her mind is like a dictionary is an example of a _______________?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

I was as sick as a dog is an example of a/an _________________?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Alliteration

"He could hear the howling of the approaching storm and see the debris thrown around the farm." This is an example of _____________ ___________________?

• Irony

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Sensory Imagery

What is the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words that are close together?

• allusion

• alliteration

• assonance

• repetition

What word explains when objects or animals take on human traits?

• onomatopoeia

• allusion

• imagery

• personification

What word refers to words or phrase that appeal to one or more of the five senses?

• imagery

• mood

• hyperbole

• metaphor

What word means comparing two things using the words "like" or "as"?

• metaphor

• idiom

• simile

• hyperbole