Figurative Lanuage #1 Quiz

figurative language that uses the words "like" or "as"

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

speech or writing that departs from the literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect

• personification

• figurative language

• hyperbole

• metaphor

language that is plain and direct

• personification

• figurative language

• literal language

• metaphor

figurative language that just means what it means even though it doesn't make sense

• personification

• figurative language

• idiom

• metaphor

figurative language that exaggerates

• personification

• figurative language

• idiom

• hyperbole

figurative language that gives human traits to a non-human thing

• personification

• figurative language

• idiom

• hyperbole

figurative language that implies that two things being compared are the same thing, even though they are not

• personification

• metaphor

• idiom

• hyperbole

What is the opposite of figurative language?

• personification

• metaphor

• idiom

• literal language

Identify the Figurative Language:

The traffic crawled along the congested highway.

• personification

• metaphor

• idiom

• literal language

Identify the Figurative Language:

The house was small.

• personification

• metaphor

• idiom

• literal language