Figurative language

Front

A funny exaggeration is called a/an __________________.

Back

hyperbole

Front

_________________ is when you give human-like qualities to something that is not human.

Back

personification

Front

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

Back

alliteration

Front

A comparison using like or as is a/an ______________.

Back

simile

Front

An ________________ is an expression that is not meant to be taken literally.

Back

idiom

Front

Words that resemble the sound they describe is _________.

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

A comparison of two nouns that don't use like or as is a/an _______________.

Back

metaphor

Front

The rain falls like the sun.

Back

simile

Front

What literary device is used in the sentence: "The fly buzzed past us."?

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads.

Back

personification