LRE 4.5 TEST: Figurative Language

words that imitate sounds

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• hyperbole

compares two unlike things and use the words, "like" or "as"

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• idiom

• simile

compares two unlike things, says that something IS another thing, and does NOT use, "like" or "as" in a sentence.

• personification

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

giving human characteristics to inanimate things

• personification

• idiom

• alliteration

• metaphor

an exaggeration used to make or prove a point

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

A saying that does NOT make literal or grammatical sense, but people in the culture understand its meaning.

• idiom

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• metaphor

when two or more words begin with the same initial, or beginning sound.

• idiom

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

words used to paint or draw a picture in the reader's mind

• idiom

• alliteration

• imagery

• metaphor

Which is an example of a METAPHOR?

• I told you one million times to clean your room.

• Tommy is a bear when he is hungry.

• My mom is as smart as a dictionary.

• I had to hurry home to help cook the ham for dinner.

Which is an example of a HYPERBOLE?

• I told you one million times to clean your room.

• When the fireworks exploded, everyone heard the loud BOOM!

• I had to hurry home to help cook the ham for the hungry guests.

• My mom is as smart as a dictionary.