Figurative Devices

Front

A ____________ is a comparison between two things using as or like.

Back

simile

Front

The person talking in a poem is called ____________.

Back

the speaker

Front

A short type of writing, usually with rhythm, that expresses feelings is called ____________.

Back

Poetry

Front

A ________ is a play on words which depends on the similarities in sounds and meaning of words.

Back

pun

Front

A figurative device in which life-like qualities are given to an object is called ____________.

Back

personification

Front

A ____________ is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

Back

hyperbole

Front

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is known as ____________.

Back

alliteration

Front

A comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as' is called ____________.

Back

metaphor

Front

A ____________ is a figure of speech that gives human traits to non-human things.

Back

personification

Front

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities is known as ____________.

Back

symbolism