Figurative Language Review

What is imagery?

• Imagery is a type of poetry that uses rhyme and meter.

• Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

• Imagery refers to the use of symbols to convey deeper meanings.

• Imagery is a literary device that focuses solely on visual elements.

What is an idiom?

• A phrase that has a literal meaning only.

• A type of metaphor used in poetry.

• A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

• A grammatical structure used in formal writing.

What is personification?

• A figure of speech where animals are given human traits.

• A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to nonhuman things.

• A type of metaphor that compares two unlike things.

• A literary device that uses exaggeration for emphasis.

What is an example of hyperbole?

• An example of hyperbole is 'I’ve told you a million times!'

• An example of hyperbole is 'It’s raining cats and dogs.'

• An example of hyperbole is 'I could sleep for a year.'

• An example of hyperbole is 'He runs faster than the wind.'

What is a metaphor?

• A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of simile that uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two things.

• A rhetorical device that exaggerates for emphasis or effect.

• A statement that contradicts itself but reveals a truth.

What is hyperbole?

• A statement that is literally true

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

• A type of metaphor

• A factual statement about reality

What is an example of a simile?

• She swims like a fish.

• He is as brave as a lion.

• Time flies like an arrow.

• Her smile is a ray of sunshine.

What is assonance?

• The repetition of consonant sounds within nearby words.

• The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.

• A type of rhyme that occurs at the end of lines.

• The use of metaphors in poetry.

What is an example of a metaphor?

• Time is a thief.

• The world is a stage.

• He runs like the wind.

• Life is a journey.

What is an example of assonance?

• The early bird catches the worm.

• Time flies like an arrow.

• All the world's a stage.

• Roses are red, violets are blue.