Figurative Language Review Flashcard

Front

A funny exaggeration is called a/an:

Back

hyberpole

Front

Giving human traits to non-human things.

Back

personification

Front

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

Back

alliteration

Front

Comparison using like or as is a/an __________.

Back

simile

Front

An expression not meant to be taken literally.

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idiom

Front

Words resembling the sound they describe are _____________.

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

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

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metaphor

Front

Figurative language in: 'The rain falls like the sun, rising upon the mountains.'

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simile

Front

Figurative language in: 'The fly buzzed past us.'

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onomatopoeia

Front

Figurative language in: 'The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads.'

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personification