Figures of Speech in Action!

A _______ is a direct comparison using the words "like" or "as."

Answer explanation

A simile is a direct comparison using the words "like" or "as."

A metaphor is a comparison that uses "like" or "as."

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

False (A metaphor makes a direct comparison without using "like" or "as.")

_____________ gives human traits to non-human objects or ideas.

Answer explanation

Personification gives human traits to non-human objects or ideas.

Alliteration is the repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

False (Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.)

___________ is a figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis or effect.

Answer explanation

Hyperbole is a figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis or effect.

An idiom is a figure of speech where the meaning is literal and straightforward.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

False (An idiom has a non-literal meaning.)

It is an figure of speech when the opposite of what is expected happens.

• SIMILE

• METAPHOR

• IRONY

• PUN

Answer explanation

Irony is when the opposite of what is expected happens.

A ________ is a play on words, often for humorous or rhetorical effect.

• Oxymoron

• Pun

• Hyperbole

• Personification

An ________ combines two opposite ideas, like "jumbo shrimp."

Answer explanation

An oxymoron combines two opposite ideas, like "jumbo shrimp."

A _________ makes a direct comparison without using "like" or "as."

Answer explanation

A metaphor makes a direct comparison without using "like" or "as.")