figurative language

Question 1

allusion

Answer 1

a reference to something from history, literature, current events, or popular culture

Question 2

alliteration

Answer 2

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning or adjacent or closely connected words.

Question 3

cliche

Answer 3

A phrase that has become overly familiar or commonplace

Question 4

hyperbole

Answer 4

Big exaggeration, usually with humour

Question 5

Idiom

Answer 5

Language that is peculiar to a group of people. Or readily understood to pertain to a specific context

Question 6

metaphor

Answer 6

Comparing the qualities of two unlike things to achieve creative effect. Metaphors describe an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.

Question 7

personification

Answer 7

Giving something human qualities, you emphasize a non-human’s characteristics by describing them with human attributes. That non-human can be an object, an animal. Or even an idea or a concept.

Question 8

Simile