Match Words with Their Definitions

Match the word with its definition: metaphor

• A comparison of two different things without using “like” or “as” (it shows or suggests a similarity)

• A comparison of two different things, often introduced by “like” or “as”

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

• A word that sounds like what it describes

Match the word with its definition: alliteration

• A comparison of two different things without using “like” or “as” (it shows or suggests a similarity)

• A comparison of two different things, often introduced by “like” or “as”

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

• A word that sounds like what it describes

Match the word with its definition: onomatopoeia

• A comparison of two different things without using “like” or “as” (it shows or suggests a similarity)

• A comparison of two different things, often introduced by “like” or “as”

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

• A word that sounds like what it describes

Match the word with its definition: hyperbole

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• A comparison of two different things, often introduced by “like” or “as”

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

• A word that sounds like what it describes

Match the word with its definition: personification

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• Giving human characteristics to non-living things

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

• A word that sounds like what it describes

Match the word with its definition: idiom

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• A comparison of two different things, often introduced by “like” or “as”

• A phrase or expression that has a different meaning from the literal meaning

• A word that sounds like what it describes

Match the word with its definition: symbolism

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• A comparison of two different things, often introduced by “like” or “as”

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

• A thing (symbol) that represents something else

Match the word with its definition: simile

• A comparison of two different things without using “like” or “as” (it shows or suggests a similarity)

• A comparison of two different things, often introduced by “like” or “as”

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

• A word that sounds like what it describes