Soph Vocab 14

The phrase "jumbo shrimp" is an example of a(n) _______.

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

• Simile

The sentence "The wind whispered through the trees" uses _______ to create imagery.

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

In the sentence "He was so hungry he could eat a horse," the speaker is using _______.

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Metaphor

The phrase "She has a heart of stone" is an example of a(n) _______.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Allusion

The phrase "It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of a(n) _______.

• Idiom

• Flashback

• Diction

The sentence "The book made a reference to the Trojan War" is an example of a(n) _______.

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Oxymoron

The sentence "The thunder boomed loudly" uses _______ to describe the sound.

• Onomatopoeia

• Diction

• Flashback

The phrase "Her smile was as bright as the sun" is an example of a(n) _______.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

The author used a _______ to show the character's childhood memories.

• Flashback

• Idiom

• Alliteration

The writer's _______ in the poem created a somber mood.

• Diction

• Onomatopoeia

• Oxymoron