Figurative Language

What is the definition of a simile?

• A literal comparison of two unlike objects

• The use of visually descriptive or figurative language to create an image in a piece of literature

• A stressed and unstressed syllabic pattern in a verse, or within the lines of a poem

• A comparison of two unlike objects using "like" or "as"

What is the definition of a personification?

• A literal comparison of two unlike objects

• The attribution of a human characteristics to something nonhuman

• The use of visually descriptive or figurative language to create an image in a piece of literature

• An extreme exaggeration

What is the definition of alliteration?

• Repeated beginning sounds

• A grouped set of lines within a poem

• Repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable

• An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly

What type of figurative language is defined as a comparison of two unlike things using like or as?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• idiom

What type of figurative language is defined as a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as; stating one thing IS another thing?

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• hyperbole

What type of figurative language is defined as an extreme exaggeration?

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

What type of figurative language is defined as a saying which should not be taken literally?

• alliteration

• idiom

• metaphor

• rhyme

What type of figurative language is defined as giving human qualities to something non-human?

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

What might the following idiom mean?

Sarah asked her friend to stop beating around the bush and just tell her what happened.

• stop talking

• stop avoiding something

• going to sleep

• mowing the lawn

What type of figurative language is the following an example of?

The sun was a glowing gem in the sky.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole