Figurative Language Flashcard

Figurative Language Flashcard

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9th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is figurative language primarily used for?

Back

To create images in the reader's mind

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does personification involve?

Back

Giving human qualities to things, ideas, and concepts

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a hyperbole?

Back

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an allusion?

Back

A reference to people, places, events, or things that are widely-known

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does alliteration involve?

Back

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following is NOT an example of figurative language? Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Definition

Back

Definition

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the purpose of using a simile?

Back

To compare two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

8.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following best describes a metaphor? A direct comparison using 'like' or 'as', A statement that is not meant to be taken literally, A comparison by calling one thing something else, A repeated sound at the beginning of words

Back

A comparison by calling one thing something else