Figurative Language

What is a figure of speech in which a part of a phrase is used to represent the whole phrase or vice versa.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Synecdoche

• Hyperbole

A _____ is an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.

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"He is a shining star" is an example of what?

• Idiom

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

The “boom” of a firework exploding, the “tick tock” of a clock, and the “ding dong” of a doorbell are all examples of

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole.

• Metaphor

• Simile

"My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning" is an example of what?

• Synecdoche

• Idiom

• Simile

• Personification

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What does "figurative language" mean?

• A word or phrase that means exactly what it says.

• A word or phrase that is complete nonsense.

• A word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning.

• A word or phrase that means the opposite of what was saud.

_____ is the comparison of two unlike things, that one thing is another.

Oxymoron

• A group of words whose meaning isn’t understood from their literal meaning.

• The comparison of two unlike things using like or as.

• A joke (in the form of wordplay) that exploits the different possible meanings of a word,

• A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

"Break a leg", and "under the weather" are examples of what.

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Personification

A ______ is a reference to a famous person, event, or place.