Figurative Language Test Review

a direct comparison of 2 or more things that renames the object

an expression where the group of words mean something different than the individual words themselves

a reference to a famous person, place, thing, event, or idea

words that appeal to a reader's senses to help the reader understand how something feels, smells, tastes, looks, etc.

a comparison using like or as

an over-exaggeration

giving human qualities to inanimate objects

words whose meaning echo the sound they make

the repitition of consonant sounds that occur at least 3 times at the beginning of a group of words

What figurative language is used in the sentence below?

After playing in the snow all day, Grey's skin was cold as ice.

• metaphor

• simile

• personificaiton

• allusion