Figurative Language Examples #1

  A reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, sports or the arts is known as a(n) _______.

• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• allusion

The photo is an example of which figurative language technique?

• metaphor
• simile
• allusion
• hyperbole

This Simpsons episode contained an allusion to which famous work of literature?

• Romeo & Juliet
• Alice in Wonderland
• A Christmas Carol
• Star Wars

After returning home from a long vacation, Mrs. Burkhardt said, "There's no place like home." She's making an ALLUSION to _____ to show that like Dorothy, she likes to travel but is happy to be home.

• The Wizard of Oz
• Star Wars
• Divergent
• Kanye West

This picture contains an example of _______________.

• metaphor
• personification
• alliteration
• hyperbole 

An exaggeration that could not possible be true is known as a(n) _______.

• hyperbole
• idiom
• allusion
• onomatopoeia

An idiom is a common phrase that has a different meaning than what it states. The idiom in the picture means __________.

• MEOW! 😼
• Cats are dangerous.
• There is literally a cat in this bag I have.
• You are supposed to keep a secret.

"She wears her scars and wounds like jewels" is an example of a(n) _____.

• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• personification

A _________ compares two unlike things using the words like or as.

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• paradox

When a writer attempts to describe something so that it appeals to our sense of smell, sight, taste, touch, or hearing; he/she has used ________. 

• imagery
• simile
• metaphor
• personification