Figurative Language

Question 0

Simile

Answer 0

A comparison of two unlike things using the words “ like” or “as”.
Explicit comparison
“ life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what your going to get.”

Question 1

Metaphor

Answer 1

Is a comparison of two unlike things to point out one similarity between the two
Implicit comparison
“ life is a roller coaster “

Question 2

onomatopoeia

Answer 2

The formation of words that represent sound

Bam, pow, squish, kapow.

Question 3

Alliteration

Answer 3

When the initial sounds of word are repeated close proximity.
“We felt dreary and dismal in the darkness of night.”
“Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”

Question 4

Personification

Answer 4

Is giving human characteristics to a non human object.

“ the sun smiled down on us. “

Question 5

Hyperbole

Answer 5

Is an exaggerated statement used for effect and not meant to be taken literally.
“ I could sleep for a year. “

Question 6

Idiom

Answer 6

An expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words
“ break a leg. “