Figurative Language review

Front

What does the idiom "It's a piece of cake" really mean?

Back

Something is easy.

Front

What is it called when a non-human thing is given human characteristics? Example: The clock on the wall laughed at me.

Back

Personification.

Front

What is the term for the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words? Example: Big Bobby bopped his basketball.

Back

Alliteration.

Front

What is an example of personification?

Back

The tornado ran through town without a care.

Front

What is a simile? Example: John is as hungry as a horse.

Back

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is an idiom?

Back

A phrase that means something different from its literal meaning.

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

Front

What is rhyme?

Back

The repetition of similar sounds at the end of words.