Figurative Language Review

A word or phrase that does not have its normal, everyday, literal meaning. It is used by the writer to create a mental picture for the reader, for dramatic effect, or to make writing more interesting and clear.

• I read this slide.

• I did not read this slide.

A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as is which type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

What is a hyperbole?

• An extreme exaggeration

• A little exaggeration

• Similar sounds

• Compares two things using like or as

I nearly died laughing is an example of what?

• Metaphor

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. 

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is which type of figurative language?

• Personification

• Imagery

• Assonance

• Alliteration

When you give human-like qualities to something that is not human

• alliteration

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

Which figurative language technique involves the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Alliteration

• C) Simile

• D) Hyperbole

What is it called when a writer exaggerates for emphasis or effect?

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Hyperbole

• D) Personification

Which figurative language technique compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Alliteration