Figurative Language

When there is a repeated sound at the beginnings of two or more words (breeze blew briskly), it is called ...

• alliteration

• consonance

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

Which of the following word pairs is an example of alliteration?

• claws and paws
• head and heart
• ram and jam

When the sound of a word imitates its meaning (pop, fizz, hiss), it is called ...

• alliteration

• imagery

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Which of the following pairs is an example of onomatopoeia?

• gurgle and babble
• flow and flower
• serve and protect

When two unlike things are compared using a comparative word or phrase (like, as ___ as, than, resembles), it is called a ...

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

His ordinary voice sounded like a whisper after the harsh note of the conch.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personfication

• Hyperbole

When one thing is compared to a dissimilar thing stating that it is the unlike thing, it is called a ...

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

The smoke was a tight little knot on the horizon uncoiling slowly.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

When extreme exaggeration is used, it is called ...

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

"We've got to make smoke up there--or die."

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole