Figurative Language

Question 1

A description using two opposite ideas to create an effective description.

Answer 1

Oxymoron

Question 2

Use words that have similar sounds but different meanings.

Answer 2

Pun

Question 3

Uses an object or word to represent an idea, emotion or belief.

Answer 3

Symbolism

Question 4

A commonly used expression that’s acquired a meaning different from its literal meaning.

Answer 4

Idiom

Question 5

Example:
“ If you try to turn back, you’ll become a pillar of salt.”

Answer 5

Allusion

Question 6

A direct comparison without using the comparative words “like” or “as.”

Answer 6

Metaphor

Question 7

References to well-known people, places, things or events.

Answer 7

Allusion

Question 8

Example:
“Break a leg.”

Answer 8

Idiom

Question 9

Example:
“The computer argued with me and refused to cooperate.”

Answer 9

Personification

Question 10

An author indicates a similarity between two entities without making a direct comparison.

Answer 10

Implied Metaphor

Question 11

Example:
“ The loud silence of the night keeps him awake.”

Answer 11

Oxymoron

Question 12

Example:
“I never had to develop my photographic memory.”

Answer 12

Pun

Question 13

Example:
“It wasn’t the worst decision he’d ever made.”

Answer 13

Litotes

Question 14

Example:
“They fought like cats and dogs.”

Answer 14

Simile

Question 15

Example:
“She sells seashells by the sea shore.”

Answer 15

Alliteration

Question 16

The repetition of consonant sounds at the start of multiple words or phrases.

Answer 16

Alliteration

Question 17

Example:
“He gazed up at the nation’s flag with admiration.”

Answer 17

Symbolism

Question 18

The repetition of a word or phrase through multiple clauses or sentences.

Answer 18

Anaphora

Question 19

Example:
“In the shadows of my home, I feel alone.”

Answer 19

Assonance

Question 20

Example:
“My heart thumped in my ears.”

Answer 20

Onomatopoeia

Question 21

A comparison between two unlike things using the words “like,” “as” or “than.”

Answer 21

Simile

Question 22

Example.
“ I can’t wait to get back out on the waves.”

Answer 22

Synecdoche

Question 23

The opposite of hyperbole. This type of figurative language uses understatements to make a point.

Answer 23

Litotes

Question 24

Example:
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

Answer 24

Hyperbole

Question 25

Example:
“ The ants soldiered forward to steal our lunch.”

Answer 25

Implied Metaphor

Question 26

The use of descriptive words that sound or mimic the noise they’re describing.

Answer 26

Onomatopoeia

Question 27

Example:
“Be happy, be free, and be loved.”

Answer 27

Anaphora

Question 28

Example:
“The hero possesses a heart of gold.”

Answer 28

Metaphor

Question 29

Attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things.

Answer 29

Personification

Question 30

A type of figurative language where a part of something represents its entirety

Answer 30

Synecdoche

Question 31

An over-exaggeration used to emphasize an emotion or description.

Answer 31

Hyperbole

Question 32

Uses the repetition of vowels, such as A, E, I, O and U.

Answer 32

Assonance