Figurative Language

What is Onomatopoeia?

• A word that imitates the sound it represents.

• A type of figurative language that compares two unlike things.

• A literary device that involves exaggeration for emphasis.

• A word that describes a person, place, or thing.

What is an Idiom?

• A phrase with a literal meaning only.

• A type of poetry that rhymes.

• A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

• A grammatical rule in a language.

What is a Metaphor?

• A figure of speech that compares two things directly, without using 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of simile that uses 'like' or 'as'.

• A statement that is literally true and does not involve comparison.

• A rhetorical question that does not require an answer.

What is a Simile?

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of metaphor that does not use 'like' or 'as'.

• A statement that contradicts itself for effect.

• A form of personification that attributes human qualities to animals.

What is an Allusion?

• A direct comparison between two unlike things

• A reference to a famous story, person, object, or event

• A type of metaphor that exaggerates for effect

• A narrative technique that involves a flashback

What is Personification?

• A figure of speech where human characteristics are given to animals, plants, objects, or ideas.

• A type of metaphor that compares two unlike things directly.

• A literary device that uses exaggeration for emphasis.

• A technique that involves the repetition of consonant sounds in a phrase.

What is Hyperbole?

• A statement that is literally true.

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

• A type of metaphor that compares two unlike things.

• A figure of speech that uses understatement.

What is Alliteration?

• A figure of speech where the same sound occurs at the beginning of closely connected words.

• A type of rhyme that occurs at the end of lines in poetry.

• A literary device that involves the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

• A technique used to create a strong emotional response in the reader.