Figurative Language Review

Figurative Language Review

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English

5th - 8th Grade

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Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

Words that actually SOUND like the thing they describe, such as 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

A really huge, elephant-sized exaggeration used for emphasis.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'As red as a tomato'.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is personification?

Back

When you give an animal or non-living object human traits, like saying 'the wind whispered'.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an aphorism?

Back

A short, witty saying used to express a larger truth or belief, like 'Actions speak louder than words'.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'Time is a thief'.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, e.g., 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore'.

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