Figurative Language Poetic Devices

The comparison of two things using "like" or "as" is called a

• metaphor

• pun

• simile

• hyperbole

The comparison of two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as" is called a

• metaphor

• simile

• pun

• hyperbole

"The sun played peek-a-boo with the clouds" is an example of -

• hyperbole

• pun

• personification

• metaphor

Exaggerating to show strong feeling or effect is called -

• pun

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

"Pop!" and "Splat!" are examples of -

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• metaphor

"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of a -

• idiom

• metaphor

• simile

• pun

"Freezer Burn" is an example of an -

• onomatopoeia

• pun

• simile

• oxymoron

"He drew a line as straight as an arrow" is a -

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

"The wheat field was a sea of gold" is an example of a -

• simile

• metaphor

• oxymoron

• idiom

"His leaving was bittersweet" is an example of an -

• simile

• idiom

• oxymoron

• metaphor