Figurative Language

The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or more words is:

• Analogy

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Idiom

Comparison of two pairs, that have the same relationship (a is to b as c is to d) is:

• Analogy

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

An exaggeration

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Analogy

A familiar phrase that means something other than what it literally says is:

• Idiom

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Personification

States that one thing is something else; is a comparison, but does not use the word like or as is:

• Metaphor

• Simile

A word that sounds like what it is describing; a sound effect

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Analogy

Gives an idea, object, or animal qualities of a person is:

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Analogy

A comparison using the word like or as is:

• Metaphor

• Simile