Figurative Language Review

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A comparison of two unrelated things that says one thing is the other

Front

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."

What is being personified?

Back

The walls

Front

"I caught a fish as big as a house," is an example of what type of figurative language?

Back

A hyperbole

Front

Which is an example of personification?
Options:

A rose by any other name is just as sweet

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The white clouds raced swiftly across the sky

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That is the ugliest car that I ever saw.

Back

The white clouds raced swiftly across the sky

Front

"Life is a journey" is an example of what?

Back

Metaphor

Front

I nearly died laughing is an example of what?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

Hyperbole

Back

An over (excessive) exaggeration

Front

Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects or animals is an example of what type of figurative language?

Back

Personification

Front

He has been walking for days and days, when he has only been walking for 5 minutes is an example of:

Idiom

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Simile

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Cliche

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Hyperbole

Back

Hyperbole

Front

"Her eyes were like a deep ocean filled with endless mystery." This is an example of: Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Structure

Back

Simile