Figurative Language Review

Figurative Language Review

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English

9th Grade

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Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an allusion?

Back

An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does 'spidey sense' refer to in figurative language?

Back

It refers to a sense of danger or an instinctive awareness of impending trouble.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is personification?

Back

Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to nonhuman things or animals.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Identify an example of hyperbole.

Back

"I caught a fish as big as a house."

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Identify an example of personification.

Back

"The white clouds raced swiftly across the sky."

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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