Figurative language

Front

A funny exaggeration is called a/an _____________.

Back

hyperbole

Front

Giving human-like traits to non-human things.

Back

personification

Front

Repetition of consonant sounds at the start of words is called ____________.

Back

alliteration

Front

A comparison using like or as is a/an ______________.

Back

simile

Front

A/an ________________ is an expression not meant to be taken literally.

Back

idiom

Front

Words resembling their sound are _________.

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

Comparison of two nouns without like or as is a/an _______________.

Back

metaphor

Front

Rain falls like the sun.

Back

simile

Front

The fly buzzed past us.

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

Sunflowers nodded their yellow heads.

Back

personification