Figurative Language Practice test

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things by stating that one is the other.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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Identify the figurative language: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

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Simile.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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Personification.

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Identify the figurative language: 'I’ve told you a million times.'

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Hyperbole.

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Identify the figurative language: 'The classroom was a zoo.'

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Metaphor.