Figurative Language

"You are like a ray of sunshine!" is an example of:

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

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"Pop! The cork flew from the champagne bottle." The word 'pop' is an example of:

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• hyperbole

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This term means to use a strong exaggeration:

• personification
• idiom
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

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"Her eyes were sparkling diamonds" is an example of:

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

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What is an idiom?

• The use of symbols in writing to express something to the reader.
• An exaggeration.
• Two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently. 
• A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning. 

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"She sang of his love forever" is an example of:

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

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"It happened once in a blue moon" is an example of a(n)...

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

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"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."

What is being personified?

• The walls

• The scream

• The room

• The orange

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The author's attitude or feelings towards the writing and the readers is the ________.

• mood
• tone

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_________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.

• mood
• tone

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