Figurative Language

"When Maria walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her." is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Oxymoron

'You are like a ray of sunshine!' is an example of:

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

'Pop! The cork flew from the champagne bottle.'  The word 'pop' is an example of:

• personification
• onomatopoeia
• simile
• hyperbole

This term means to use a strong exaggeration:

• personification
• idiom
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of:

• metaphor
• simile
• hyperbole
• personification

'That test was a breeze!' is an example of:

• personification
• onomatopoeia
• simile
• idiom

'Your beauty was a web of delight.' is an example of:

• Simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

“It's a piece of cake.”

• hyperbole

• idiom

• allusion

• simile

When a writer references a well-known person, place, thing, event, or famous work.

• Oxymoron

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Idiom

A figure of speech containing words that seem to contradict each other.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Oxymoron