Figures of speech 2

giving human qualities to something nonhuman

(a)  

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect.

(a)  

A comparison using like or as

(a)  

What is the definition of metaphor

• a comparison using like or as

• giving human qualities to something nonhuman

• a comparison that doesn't use like or as

• a figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect.

The plates danced on the shelves during the earthquake is an example of what type of figurative language?

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

Which of the following is a simile?

• He has the eyes of a hawk.

• She sings like an angel.

• The walls in the apartment house were paper thin.

• The man is a rock.

A type of figurative language that gives human traits or characteristics to nonliving objects is called

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• personification

A type of figurative language that compares one thing to another thing by stating that something "is" another thing.

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

"The cat's as fast as a jet on a runway" is an example of a metaphor.

• true

• false

This image is an example of _______.

c

metaphor

inference

personification

hyperbole