Figurative Language Vocabulary GEN

Repeating the beginning sound of words is called...

• alliteration

• repetition

• rhyme

• rhyme scheme

Giving an object or thing a human quality is called...

• metaphor

• personification

• similes

• mood

Comparing two unlike things using the words like or as is called...

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

Creating a picture with words is called...

• metaphor

• alliteration

• imagery

• rhyme scheme

The atmosphere that creates an emotional situation is called a...

• onomatopoeia

• mood

• imagery

• rhyme

Showing a pattern of rhyme is called...

• rhyme scheme

• rhyme

• simile

• metaphor

Referring to something without mentioning it directly is called...

• alliteration

• allusion

• rhyme

• personification

Comparing two unlike things NOT using like or as is called...

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• allusion

Words or phrases with similar ending sounds is called...

• rhyme

• rhyme scheme

• repetition

• imagery

Repeating words or phrases is called...

• alliteration

• metaphor

• repetition

• rhyme