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English 25 Public

Review for Figurative Language Test

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My favorite food on the buffet is the jumbo shrimp! Is an example of __________

Oxymoron

15

What is the name for a word that imitates a sound?

Onomatopoeia

5

What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word?

Alliteration

5

"The fog crept up on us" is an example of ___________________

Personification

15

Language that appeals to one or more of the five senses

Imagery

20

"The eagle flew down and targeted the trout with its tallons." is an example of ___________________

Alliteration

15

"The cat was as curious as a detective." is an example of ________________

Simile

15

The curious cat crept towards the mouse hole.

Alliteration

15

"I was so embarrassed that I wanted to die!"

Hyperbole

15

What is it to give human-like qualities to non-human things?

Personification

15

Giving a comparison without using like or as

Metaphor

5

Onomatopoeia is what?

When a word imitates a sound

25

Before the movie began, I told the students to "Hit the lights!"

Idiom

25

"Her hair shines like the sun"

Simile

15

A hyperbole is _______________

Extreme exaggeration

25

What is a saying that, if taken literally, makes no sense?

An idiom

10