Figurative Language

What is imagery?

• Imagery refers to the use of numbers in writing.
• Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

• Imagery is a type of poetry.
• Imagery is a synonym for imagination.

What is personification?

• The use of symbols to represent ideas.
• Personification is the attribution of human characteristics to non-human things.
• A technique used to create vivid imagery.
• A literary device that involves exaggeration.

What is a simile?

• A simile is a phrase that describes something in a literal sense.
• A simile is a direct comparison without any figurative language.
• A simile is a comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as'.
• A simile is a type of metaphor that does not use 'like' or 'as'.

What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unlike things.
• A metaphor is a synonym for a word.
• A metaphor is a literal description of an object.
• A metaphor is a type of simile.

What is hyperbole?

• Hyperbole is a synonym for understatement.
• Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim.
• Hyperbole is a type of metaphor.
• Hyperbole is a literal statement.

What is alliteration?

• Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.
• Alliteration is the use of rhymes in poetry.
• Alliteration refers to the repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence.
• Alliteration is a type of metaphor used in literature.

What is anaphora?

• Anaphora refers to the use of metaphors in writing.
• Anaphora is the study of sentence structure and grammar.
• Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.
• Anaphora is a type of figurative language used in poetry.

What is epistrophe?

• Epistrophe refers to the use of metaphors in literature.
• Epistrophe is a type of poetry that focuses on rhyme.
• Epistrophe is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
• Epistrophe is the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses.

What is a rhetorical question?

• A rhetorical question is a question that must be answered immediately.
• A rhetorical question is a type of question that has a straightforward answer.
• A rhetorical question is a question that is asked to confuse the listener.
• A rhetorical question is a question posed for effect, not requiring an answer.

What is symbolism?

• Symbolism is a type of dance.
• Symbolism refers to the use of colors in art.
• Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
• Symbolism is the study of ancient languages.