Figurative Language Midterm

Front

Using human traits to describe non-human things.

Back

Personification

Front

Comparison of unrelated things without 'like' or 'as'; one thing IS another.

Back

Metaphor

Front

Descriptive language that creates a mental picture (appeals to senses).

Back

Imagery

Front

Match the definition: Gross over-exaggeration for emphasis/effect

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds

Back

Alliteration

Front

Comparison between two unrelated things using 'like' or 'as'

Back

Simile

Front

Object representing an idea or concept

Back

Symbol

Front

Using a word or phrase to mean the opposite of its normal meaning

Back

Irony

Front

Match the definition: A figure of speech using a part to represent the whole, or vice versa.

Back

Synecdoche

Front

Match the definition: One word sounds like another with a different meaning; a play on words.

Back

Pun