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WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the definition of figurative language?
a way of expressing oneself that does not use a word's strict or realistic meaning
language that is meant to be figured out by the reader
words that do not express their meaning clearly
All answers are correct
What is a hyperbole?
A comparison without the use of “like” or “as”
An extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect
When something nonhuman is given human qualities or characteristics
Figurative expressions that are used so often that they become part of language
A comparison without the use of "like" or "as" is a...
(a)
The word "bright" is an onomatopoeia...
True
False
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as" is a...
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Alliteration
Alliteration can be defined as...
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
When something nonhuman is given human qualities or characteristics
Figurative expression that are used so often that they become a part of common language
An extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect
All are examples of Onomatopoeia except...
Knock
Honk
Jingle
Sing
An (a) is an expression that is used so often that it becomes common.
What is the definition of an "allusion" ?
The definition of "personification" is: giving human traits to objects or ideas.
True
False
