Figurative Language

Front

What is a figure of speech that refers to a person, place, thing, or event?

Back

Allusion

Front

What is a funny exaggeration called?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What do you call words that resemble the sound they describe?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

What is it called when you give human-like qualities to something that is not human?

Back

Personification

Front

What is a comparison of two things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words?

Back

Alliteration

Front

What is a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its individual words?

Back

Idiom

Front

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is a statement that is exaggerated for emphasis?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What is a word that imitates the sound it represents?

Back

Onomatopoeia