Howard Figurative Language 6th grade CFA

An implied comparison between two unlike things that have something important in common

• simile
• metaphor
• allusion
• onomatopoeia

Giving an inanimate object human characterizations

• hyperbole
• symbol
• mood
• personification

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of what?

• repetition
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor

A concrete object that stands in for an abstract idea.

• symbol
• simile
• mood
• theme

An exaggeration for dramatic effect

• metaphor
• simile
• allusion
• hyperbole

What type of figurative language is a word imitating a sound?

• alliteration
• repetition
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor

Explain the meaning of the metaphor below. Todd is a walking dictionary!

• Todd knows the meaning of many words
• Todd looks like a dictionary
• Todd has a dictionary with him
• Todd is actually a dictionary

A comparison using the words like or as

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• alliteration

"Red Rover, Red Rover send Robin right over" is and example of what?

• hyperbole
• alliteration
• personification
• onomatopoeia

I heard the screech of the tires, and then I smelled the burning rubber. The underlined word in the sentence is an example of what?

• alliteration
• hyperbole
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia