Figurative Language

Question 1

Figurative Language

Answer 1

Words, phrases, extended ideas used for their abstract meanings.

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

Reference to a well known person, place, thing, or idea.

Question 3

Metaphor

Answer 3

Comparing two unlike things without using like or as.

Question 4

Extended Metaphor

Answer 4

Literary term when writer compares unrelated things with figurative language for more than a sentence.

Question 5

Simile

Answer 5

Comparing two unlike things using like or as.

Question 6

Hyperbole

Answer 6

Over-exaggeration.

Question 7

Oxymoron

Answer 7

Putting together two different words to create new meanings.

Question 8

Personification

Answer 8

Giving non-human things human qualities.

Question 9

Pun

Answer 9

Joke explaining different word meanings, humorous.

Question 10

Euphemism

Answer 10

Mild words used instead of harsh words to “soften the blow”.

Question 11

Imagery

Answer 11

Descriptive language appealing to readers’ senses.

Question 12

Symbolism

Answer 12

The use of items as symbols to represent ideas or qualities.