Figurative Language

Question 0

Simile

Answer 0

-Two different things are compared using “like” or “as”.
-Example
The cupcake is as light as a feather.

Question 1

Symbol

Answer 1

-The use of an object or picture to express a quality or meaning for something else
-the quality or meaning is usually very deep.
-Examples
Dove is a symbol of peace. Red rose is a symbol romance. Black is a symbol of death or evil.

Question 2

Onomatopoeia

Answer 2

• A word that imitates the sound it describes

- Examples Pow! Vroooom!

Question 3

Personification

Answer 3

-Giving human qualities to something that is not human

Question 4

Metaphor

Answer 4

-Comparison between two unlike objects

Question 5

Idiom

Answer 5

-A phrase that means something different than the actual words

Question 6

Hyperbole

Answer 6

-An extreme exaggeration to make a point

Question 7

Alliteration

Answer 7

-Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of word is a series of words
Example Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Question 8

Imagery

Answer 8

-Pictures created in the mind through the use of figurative language