figurative language

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

A series of words that begin with the same consonant sound

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

A reference to a famous figure, text, or event

Question 3

Anaphora

Answer 3

The repetition of words or phrases, often with a slight variation

Question 4

Assonance

Answer 4

The repetition of similar vowels

Question 5

Euphemism

Answer 5

A polite, respectful, word or phrase, often that replaces an offensive or harsh statement

Question 6

Hyperbole

Answer 6

Using extreme exaggeration for emphasis

Question 7

Idiom

Answer 7

A well- known expression that doesn’t mean literally what it says

Question 8

Imagery

Answer 8

Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses

Question 9

Irony

Answer 9

Verbal: sarcasm
Dramatic: a secret only the audience knows
Situational: the opposite of what one would expect

Question 10

Metaphor

Answer 10

Compares two things by stating another one

Question 11

Metonymy

Answer 11

A word is replaced by something associated with it

Question 12

Onomatopoeia

Answer 12

A word that sounds like it’s description

Question 13

Oxymoron

Answer 13

two words with opposite meanings coming together

Question 14

Personification

Answer 14

Giving human attributes to non-human things

Question 15

Pun

Answer 15

(usually humorous) play on words

Question 16

Simile

Answer 16

compares two things using ‘‘like’’ or ‘‘as’’

Question 17

Symbolism

Answer 17

representing an idea through an image, object, action, or character

Question 18

Synecdoche

Answer 18

the whole is referred to by just a part