Figurative Language

________ language is language that is used to convey meaning beyond the literal definition of a word.

• literal

• literary

• figurative

• figure

"We're a flame in the wind, not the fire that we've begun" is an example of _________.

• a simile

• a metaphor

• a hyperbole

• an allusion

"You lived your life like a candle in the wind" is an example of ________.

• a metaphor

• imagery

• a simile

• personification

"You could have knocked me over with a feather" is an example of __________.

• personification

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

Personification is when you give an idea/thing ___________ qualities.

• animal

• nice

• human

• good

"Silence was broken by the ring of piano keys as Shannon began practicing" appeals to which of the five senses?

• hearing

• sight

• taste

• touch

"The scent of sweet hibiscus wafting through the air, its tropical smell a reminder that she was on vacation" appeals to which sense?

• sight

• smell

• taste

• hearing

A(n) ________ is a(n) ________ reference to an idea, person, place, or thing of historical, cultural, political, or literary significance.

• personification; direct

• personification; indirect

• allusion; direct

• allusion; indirect

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of ________.

• assonance

• allusion

• alliteration

• allegory

What is a sound device that imitates the natural sound of a thing?

• onomatopoeia

• assonance

• alliteration

• repetition