Figurative Language

'The classroom was a zoo' is an example of ...

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is ...

• simile

• metaphor

• analogy

• hyperbole

Words that sound like what they mean, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle', are called ...

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

When a word is used to represent something else, it is called ...

• metaphor

• symbolism

• allegory

• simile

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is known as ...

• alliteration

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

• consonance

The phrase 'time is a thief' is an example of ...

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

The phrase 'the wind whispered through the trees' is an example of ...

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Onomatopoeia is...

• A literary device that uses exaggeration for emphasis.

• When the name of an action imitates the sound associated with it.

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things.

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

I am as hungry as a bear! The kind of figurative language used here is ...

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

A statement that is not meant to be taken literally is called ...

• literal language

• figurative language

• descriptive language

• technical language