Figure of Speech

Front

What does the phrase 'It was a piece of cake' mean?

Back

It was easy.

Front

What is the figure of speech called when you make a direct comparison without using the words 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor.

Front

What is a deliberate exaggeration used for effect called?

Back

Hyperbole.

Front

Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: 'That person runs like a road-runner.'

Back

Simile.

Front

Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: 'The ballerina was a swan, gliding across the stage.'

Back

Metaphor.

Front

What is a figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things?

Back

Personification.

Front

What is the term for a figure of speech that uses the sound of a word to convey its meaning?

Back

Onomatopoeia.

Front

What is the figure of speech that involves a contradiction in terms, like 'bittersweet'?

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Oxymoron.

Front

What is the term for a figure of speech that replaces the name of one thing with the name of something else closely associated with it?

Back

Metonymy.

Front

What is the figure of speech that involves the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words?

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Assonance.