Figurative Language Unit Test

The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds.

• j. Alliteration
• a. Literal Language
• b. Figurative Language
• c. Simile
• d. Metaphor

Words that say exactly what they mean

• a. Literal Language
• b. Figurative Language
• c. Simile
• d. Metaphor
• e. Personification

Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses.

• g. Imagery
• a. Literal Language
• b. Figurative Language
• c. Simile
• d. Metaphor

Words that say one thing but mean another.

• b. Figurative Language
• a. Literal Language
• c. Simile
• d. Metaphor
• e. Personification

Compares two unlike things using like or as

• c. Simile
• a. Literal Language
• b. Figurative Language
• d. Metaphor
• e. Personification

An exaggeration that is too extreme to be taken seriously

• f. Hyperbole
• a. Literal Language
• b. Figurative Language
• c. Simile
• d. Metaphor

Comparing two things by saying one thing is another.

• d. Metaphor
• a. Literal Language
• b. Figurative Language
• c. Simile
• e. Personification

Giving human characteristics to non-living things

• e. Personification
• a. Literal Language
• b. Figurative Language
• c. Simile
• d. Metaphor

A word that imitates the sound it represents

• k. Onomatopoeia
• a. Literal Language
• b. Figurative Language
• c. Simile
• d. Metaphor

A common saying that cannot be taken literally.

• i. Idiom
• a. Literal Language
• b. Figurative Language
• c. Simile
• d. Metaphor