Figurative Language Quiz

renaming things using parts to refer to the whole

• onomatopoeia

• figurative language

• synecdoche

• metaphor

when two or more words, close to one another repeat the same vowel sound, but start with different consonant sounds

• metaphor

• simile

• figurative language

• assonance

representing actions, ideas, and events in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.

• figurative language

• metaphor

• imagery

• simile

an exaggeration of ideas for emphasis

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• imagery

• simile

a word which imitates the natural sound of a thing

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• figurative language

• synecdoche

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words

• metaphor

• alliteration

• imagery

• simile

giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

• personification

• metaphor

• alliteration

• assonance

comparing two different things using "LIKE" OR "AS"

• metaphor

• figurative language

• alliteration

• simile

comparison between two different things that have some qualities in common

• figurative language

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

words used in an imaginative way to express ideas in a more effective, impactful, or persuasive way.

• metaphor

• figurative language

• simile

• personification