Figurative Language

Question 1

Metaphor

Answer 1

Describing something unfamiliar to the reader with something familiar; ‘Juliet is the sun’

Question 2

Simile

Answer 2

Pointing out similarities between two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Question 3

Imagery

Answer 3

Vivid description using the senses; sight, sound, smell, taste, touch.

Question 4

Hyperbole

Answer 4

An overstatement, an exaggeration (can be humorous)

Question 5

Personification

Answer 5

Human characteristics are attributed to objects, abstract ideas, natural forces, and animals

Question 6

Symbolism

Answer 6

Concrete object, action, or character to represent an abstract idea; roses=beauty, light=truth, darkness=evil.

Question 7

Allusion

Answer 7

Reference to a historical person or event, a fictional character or event, an artist or artistic work, a mythological or religious character or event; ‘she has a Mona Lisa smile’.

Question 8

Cliches

Answer 8

lack originality but are familiar and relatable to the audience