Figurative language

Question 1

Hyperbole

Answer 1

An exaggerated statement used for emphasis or effect (e.g., “I’ve told you a million times”).

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

A comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as” (e.g., “Time is a thief”).

Question 3

Simile

Answer 3

A comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as” (e.g., “She’s as brave as a lion”).

Question 4

Personification

Answer 4

Giving human qualities to non-human things (e.g., “The wind whispered through the trees”).

Question 5

Alliteration

Answer 5

The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words in a sentence (e.g., “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”).

Question 6

Onomatopoeia

Answer 6

Words that imitate natural sounds (e.g., “buzz,” “clang,” “sizzle”).