Figurative Language Review

What is a comparison using like or as?

• metaphor
• simile
• imagery
• cliche'

I am as hungry as a bear! Is an example of ....

• hyperbole
• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor

The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. This is an example of ...... 

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

BAM!  The door shut behind me. This is an example of ...... 

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile
• idiom

That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds! This is an example of ...... 

• hyperbole
• simile
• metaphor
• simile

"The city was a jungle" is an example of what? This is an example of ...... 

• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

What is a hyperbole?

• An exaggeration
• A word that is a sound
• A word or phrase that appeals to the 5 senses
• A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally

What is personification?

• The same beginning sound repeated
• Giving human characteristics to non-human things
• A word that is a sound
• An exaggeration

What is a metaphor?

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things
• A comparison not using like or as
• Words that are sounds
• A comparison using like or as

What is imagery?

• An exaggeration
• A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
• The same beginning sound repeated
• Words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses