Fig Lang Review

What does it mean if something is figurative?

• The literal defintion
• Something other than the literal definition
• it's confusing 
• It's figurative language 

 A comparison using like or as is known as a(n)...

• simile
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia
• idiom

A direct comparison that doesn't use like or as is know as a(n)...

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

An alliteration is...

• the repetition of sounds at the beginning of two or more words
• a direct comparison
• has a meaning that isn't literal
• gives human traits to ideas

A hyperbole is defined as...

• an extreme exaggeration
• a comparison using like or as
• words that mimic sounds
• the repeating of sounds

Words that mimic sounds are called...

• onomatopoeias
• hyperboles
• just sounds
• idioms

A common phrase that doesn't use its literal meaning is called...

• metaphor
• simile
• idiom
• hyperbole

What is personification?

• when non human things are given human traits
• when human traits are explained
• when animals talk to you
• when a writer uses a common phrase 

"My love is like a red, red rose," is an example of...

• simile
• metaphor
• alliteration
• hyperbole

"The tide grabbed my ankles as it rolled in," is an example of...

• metaphor
• personification
• simile
• idiom