Figurative Language

What is the definition of figurative language?

• a way of expressing oneself that does not use a word's strict or realistic meaning

• language that is meant to be figured out by the reader

• words that do not express their meaning clearly

• All answers are correct

What is a hyperbole?

• A comparison without the use of “like” or “as”

• An extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect 

• When something nonhuman is given human qualities or characteristics

• Figurative expressions that are used so often that they become part of language

A comparison without the use of "like" or "as" is a...

The word "bright" is an onomatopoeia...

• True

• False

A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as" is a...

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Alliteration

Alliteration can be defined as...

• the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

• When something nonhuman is given human qualities or characteristics

• Figurative expression that are used so often that they become a part of common language

• An extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect

All are examples of Onomatopoeia except...

• Knock

• Honk

• Jingle

• Sing

An _____ is an expression that is used so often that it becomes common.

What is the definition of an "allusion" ?

The definition of "personification" is: giving human traits to objects or ideas.

• True

• False