Figurative language part 2

A ________ is an over-exaggeration used to emphasize an emotion or description.

"I am so hungry I would eat dirt right now."

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• idiom

• allusion

"The concert was so loud the drums echoed in space."

• synecdoche

• allusion

• idiom

• hyperbole

An/A ______ is a commonly used expression that has acquired a meaning different from its literal meaning.

• idiom

• alliteration

• allusion

• hyperbole

"Some people throw in the towel before they should and never learn the value of working hard for success."

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• idiom

• allusion

"You must play your cards right to win at the game of life."

_________is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the start of one or more words near one another. It is often used to emphasize an emotion or reveal a stronger description.

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

"The clamoring clash of dished cracking on the concrete burned my ears."

"The pitter-patter of paws echoed down the hallway and woke me from my slumber."

"She felt like she had a golden ticket."

• hyperbole

• idiom

• allusion