Figurative Language

Front

What is the term for a word that imitates a real sound?

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Onomatopoeia

Front

What figurative language is used when human qualities are attributed to non-human things?

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Personification

Front

What is the term for an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor

Front

What figurative language is used when a comparison is made using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is the term for a phrase that combines contradictory terms?

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Oxymoron

Front

What figurative language involves an indirect reference to a person, place, or event?

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Allusion

Front

What is the term for a statement that seems self-contradictory but may reveal a truth?

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Paradox

Front

What is the term for a figure of speech that involves the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words?

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Alliteration

Front

What is the term for a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration for emphasis?

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Hyperbole