Figurative Language

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What is the definition of hyperbole?

Back

An extreme exaggeration.

Front

What does the metaphor "After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area" mean?

Back

Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.

Front

What does the phrase "Carla put her foot in her mouth" mean?

Back

She said something embarrassing.

Front

What is the term for giving human qualities to non-human things, as in "The clock on the wall laughed at me"?

Back

Personification.

Front

Which of the following is an example of personification? "The trees danced in the wind."

Back

True.

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

Front

What is a simile?

Back

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

Front

What is the definition of alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

Front

What is an example of hyperbole?

Back

"I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!"

Front

What does the phrase "It's raining cats and dogs" mean?

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It is raining very heavily.