Figurative Language and Poetic Devices

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

Same constant sound is repeated at the beginning till the end

Peter piper picked a peck or pickled peppers. (Repetition of p)

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

An expression designed to bring something to mind without mentioning it explicitly

Using something like a famous reference to something mentioning it explicitly

She has a real Cinderella story

Question 3

Assonance

Answer 3

The repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry

The long O sound in go slow on the road

Question 4

Hyperbole

Answer 4

An unrealistic exaggeration used for emphasis or humour.

It seemed as though their bones would burst through their skin.

Question 5

Onomatopoeia

Answer 5

Words that imitate the sound of an object or action they refer to.

My teeth chattered as I made my way through the snow

Question 6

Personification

Answer 6

Giving human qualities or actions to non-human things

The wind whispered through the trees

Question 7

Simile

Answer 7

A comparison of two unrelated things using like or as

As brave as a lion

Question 8

Metaphor

Answer 8

A comparison between two unrelated things to show they are similar

My mom has a heart of gold