Figurative Language Review

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A comparison of two seemingly unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile is like sunshine.'

Front

What does it mean when someone says 'Sally is the sun in my life'?

Back

It means Sally is important to me.

Front

What is personification?

Back

Giving human qualities to non-human things. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her hair is an ocean of waves.'

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

A word that imitates the sound it represents. Example: 'The thunder boomed.'

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

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

Front

What is hyperbole?

Back

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

Front

What is imagery?

Back

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses. Example: 'The golden sun set over the shimmering ocean.'

Front

What is an oxymoron?

Back

A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. Example: 'Bittersweet.'

Front

What is a pun?

Back

A humorous play on words that exploits multiple meanings. Example: 'Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.'