More Practice with Figurative Language

Reference to a historical event, person, or another story:

• simile

• allusion

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Taking an object and giving it human characteristics:

• imagery

• personification

• symbolism

• hyperbole

What is a comparison made between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"?

• simile

• metaphor

• symbolism

• idiom

What are elements in a text that trigger the reader’s five senses?

• hyperbole

• tone

• imagery

• metaphor

Which of the following is NOT an example of an allusion?

• She transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.

• His wife was his Achilles's heel.

• He lies so much; I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's.

• We'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever.

The phrase quiet as a mouse would be an example of...

• metaphor.

• idiom.

• hyperbole.

• simile.

By saying "She is a walking dictionary," you would be using a...

• hyperbole.

• metaphor.

• paradox.

• simile.

What does this picture show?

• simile

• imagery

• hyperbole

• personification

What does this picture show?

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

What does this picture show?

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• symbolism