AVID Figures of Speech

Which figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them

• Simile
• Allegory
• Personification
• Metaphor

Which figure of speech involves the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in two or more neighboring words or syllables?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

• Onomatopoeia

Which figure of speech that gives human characteristics to non-human things?

• Metaphor

• Irony

• Personification

• Euphemism

Which figure of speech is used to make a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

Which figure of speech uses exaggerated claims or statements in order to get attention or make a point?

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Alliteration
• Hyperbole

Which figure of speech is used to describe when someone uses a milder word as a substitute for a word deemed too harsh?

• Hyperbole
• Simile
• Euphemism
• Metaphor

Which figure of speech puts two things next to each other in order to create a contrasting effect?

• Metaphor
• Juxtaposition
• Simile
• Alliteration

Which figure of speech is an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly?

• Hyperbole
• Allusion
• Simile
• Juxtaposition

Which figure of speech involves the use of words that imitate the sound they denote?

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Euphemism

• Simile

Which figure of speech has a visually descriptive or figurative effect?

• Imagery
• Oxymoron

• Alliteration
• Euphemism