Figurative Language Flashcard

Front

What is an allusion?

Back

A comparison to another work or character

Front

A hyperbole is a figure of speech that ________ to make a point.

Back

exaggerates

Front

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

• He’s the Romeo to my Juliet.
• I’m ready to hit the sack.
• My house is a three-ring circus.
• The leaves danced in the wind.

Back

I’m ready to hit the sack.

Front

A metaphor compares two unlike things by saying ________.

Back

one is the other

Front

What does metonymy use to represent a larger concept?

Back

One word

Front

Personification gives ________ attributes to a non-human thing.

Back

human-like

Front

Which of the following is a simile?

• You’re as pretty as a picture.
• Can you give me a hand?
• The boy waved his flag as the soldiers returned home.
• I’ve got four mouths to feed at home.

Back

You’re as pretty as a picture.

Front

Symbolism uses an object to ________ something else.

Back

represent

Front

Synecdoche

Back

A part of a noun to describe the whole noun

Front

An example of metonymy is 'Can you give me a ________?'

Back

hand