figurative language grade 6

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A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is:

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Metaphor

Front

A comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as' is:

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Simile

Front

The phrase 'Her temper tantrum was a tornado passing through the Midwest' is an example of:

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Metaphor

Front

The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words is called:

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Alliteration

Front

The phrase 'Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!' is an example of:

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Repetition

Front

The phrase 'She was as wise as an owl' is an example of:

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Simile

Front

Words that imitate sounds are called:

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Onomatopoeia

Front

A figure of speech that gives human qualities to animals or objects is called:

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Personification

Front

A common expression that doesn't mean what it says is called:

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Idiom

Front

The use of words that sound similar but have different meanings is called:

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Pun