Figurative Language Retake

Definition: the repetition of the same vowel sounds inside of words that are close together

• assonance

• alliteration

• irony

• metaphor

Answer explanation

<-- Here are some examples of assonance

All of the following are examples of onomatopoeia except

• Smash

• Boom

• Sing

• Bang

Answer explanation

<--- Here are some examples of onomatopoeia

Definition: words with sounds that imitate the meaning of what they are describing, i.e. "boom" or "splash"

• irony

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

• repetition

Answer explanation

<---- Here are some examples of onomatopoeia

The definition of PERSONIFICATION is...

• a comparison of two things using the words LIKE or AS

• giving human qualities to non-living things

• an exaggeration that can't possibly be true

Answer explanation

Personification is giving a human trait or characteristic to something non-human

"The wind sadly whispered through the trees." This is an example of ...

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Answer explanation

Making something non-human act like a human, is personification

A simile.....

• tells what a person likes

• compares two unlike things using the words like or as

• compares two similar things 

• tells what a person is doing

Answer explanation

A simile uses the word "as" or "like" to compare things

What is a hyperbole?

• an exaggeration that can't possibly be true

• A little exaggeration

• Similar sounds

• Compares two things using like or as

Answer explanation

Hyperbole is an exaggeration that can't possibly be true, here are some examples . . . could these really be true?

Definition: the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words

• assonance

• alliteration

• personification

• repetition

Answer explanation

In alliteration, the BEGINNING sound of a word is repeated

"The field is a rainbow of flowers" is an example of a...

• personification

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

Answer explanation

Metaphors use the word, is to compare two things

This is an example of _______, "Her smile was as bright as sunshine."

• Rhyme

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Repetition

Answer explanation

A simile uses the word "as" or "like" to compare things