Figurative Language

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison between two different things without using 'like' or 'as'

• A word that sounds like what it describes

• Assigning human qualities to something that isn't human

• The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words

Which figure of speech compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

What is the purpose of using onomatopoeia in writing?

• To assign human qualities to something that isn't human

• To compare two different things using 'like' or 'as'

• To make writing more interesting and help the reader hear sounds in their mind

• To create rhythm and set the mood in a poem

Which figure of speech assigns human qualities to something that isn't human?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Idiom

What is the meaning of the idiom 'break a leg'?

• Good luck

• Something that sounds like what it describes

• An exaggerated statement

• The repetition of the same vowel sound in a sentence

What is the purpose of using alliteration in writing?

• To assign human qualities to something that isn't human

• To compare two different things using 'like' or 'as'

• To make writing more interesting and create rhythm

• To create an exaggerated statement

Which figure of speech describes something to be worse or better than it actually is?

• Hyperbole

• Assonance

• Oxymoron

• Pun

What is the purpose of using puns in writing?

• To assign human qualities to something that isn't human

• To compare two different things using 'like' or 'as'

• To make writing more interesting and create a humorous effect

• To create rhythm and set the mood in a poem

Which figure of speech repeats the same beginning sound in a sentence?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

What is an oxymoron?

• A comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as'

• A word that sounds like what it describes

• An exaggerated statement

• A sentence or phrase with two opposite or contradicting words