Figurative Language

A word that imitates the sound it refers to is known as __________________

• Alliteration
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia
• Simile

Two or more words starting with the same sound is _________________

• Personification
• Onomatopoeia
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration

The use of language or words to create a clear picture is _________________

• Imagery
• Personification
• Metaphor
• Simile

A comparison NOT using "like" or "as" is a _______________

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Imagery

Giving human characteristics to non-living things is ______________________

• Alliteration
• Personification
• Onomatopoeia
• Metaphor

A comparison using "like" or "as" is _______________________

• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia
• Simile
• Alliteration

An extreme exaggeration is ______________________

• Onomatopoeia
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration

What is this an example of?
Long-legged lizards are lying lazily on little logs.

• Personification
• Alliteration
• Simile
• Onomatopoeia

What is this an example of?
The moon is a white balloon in the sky.

• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration
• Simile
• Metaphor

What is this an example of?
The lightning danced across the night sky.

• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration