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Figurative Language

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  • Oh yes, you’ve been sooooo helpful. Thanks sooooo much for all your heeeelp.
    symbolism
    irony
    sarcasm
    imagery
  • "Stating during a thunderstorm, “beautiful weather we’re having”
    sarcasm
    hyperbole
    irony
    Onomatopoeia
  • "This is the worst day I have ever had" is an example of...
    idiom
    simile
    metaphor
    hyperbole
  • "This quiz was harder than every test I've ever had put together" is an example of...
    hyperbole
    metaphor
    personification
    idiom
  • Onomatopoeia is...
    Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
    A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
    A word representing a sound
    Repeating the same consonant sound
  • "She sat in the library as quiet and timid as a mouse" is an example of...
    alliteration
    personification
    simile
    metaphor
  • "The ocean wave picked her up and slammed her onto the beach" is an example of...
    metaphor
    alliteration
    simile
    personification
  • "Cows say moo and pigs say oink" is an example of...
    alliteration
    metaphor
    onomatopoeia
    simile
  • "That rugby player is a rhino trampling over his opponents" is an example of...
    metaphor
    hyperbole
    idiom
    simile
  • A metaphor is...
    Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
    An exaggeration
    A word representing a sound
    A comparison saying that one thing is another thing
  • There is a hurricane and there is most likely severe damage to your house. You say, at least the plants will get watered
    metaphor
    simile
    understatement
    hyperbole
  • A simile is...
    A word representing a sound
    A comparison using like or as
    A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
    Repeating the same consonant sound
  • Alliteration is...
    Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
    An exaggeration
    Repeating the same consonant sound
    A comparison using like or as
  • Broken mirrors can represent an unhappy union or a separation.
    hyperbole
    imagery
    symbolism
    sarcasm
  • "The doors to the castle swung open, inviting me in" is an example of...
    personification
    onomatopoeia
    alliteration
    simile
  • "A t-shirt with a “Buy American” logo that is made in China.
    imagery
    irony
    sarcasm
    symbolism
  • "The wind sang a song to the swaying trees" is an example of...
    metaphor
    idiom
    personification
    hyperbole
  • "The door opened with a creak" is an example of...
    onomatopoeia
    hyperbole
    idiom
    alliteration
  • Personification is...
    A word representing a sound
    Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
    An exaggeration
    A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
  • Hyperbole is...
    Giving human characteristics to something
    A comparison using like or as
    A word representing a sound
    An exaggeration