Figurative Language and Literary Terms

What is the term for the following definition? A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What is the term for the following definition? A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What is the term for the following definition? A word that imitates a sound (e.g., buzz, crash).

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

What is the term for the following definition? An extreme exaggeration for emphasis.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Irony

What is the term for the following definition? Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

What is the term for the following definition? A commonly used phrase or expression whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the individual words.

• Idiom

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Proverb

What is the term for the following definition? A contrast between expectation and reality.

• Irony

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

What is the term for the following definition? The central idea or message in a literary work.

• Theme

• Plot

• Setting

• Characterization

What is the term for the following definition? The author’s attitude toward the subject or audience.

• Tone

• Theme

• Plot

• Setting

What is the term for the following definition? The feeling the reader gets from a piece of writing.

• Mood

• Theme

• Tone

• Plot