Figures of speech

Question 1

A mental picture created with words that use one or more of the five senses.

Answer 1

Imagery

Question 2

A comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as” or “than

Answer 2

Simile

Question 3

A comparison of two unlike things without using the words “like” or “as” or “than”

Answer 3

Metaphor

Question 4

A word that is a sound, for example, whoosh, snap, bang, boom.

Answer 4

Onomatopoeia

Question 5

Giving human characteristics to something that is not human

Answer 5

Personification

Question 6

The repetition of a sound at the beginning of two or more neighboring words

Answer 6

Alliteration

Question 7

A repeated word, phrase, line, or lines used for rhythm and emphasis.

Answer 7

Refrain

Question 8

Extreme exaggeration to prove a point

Answer 8

Hyperbole

Question 9

A reference to a famous person, place or event from literature or history

Answer 9

Allusion

Question 10

An object that stands for something else

Answer 10

Symbol

Question 10

An object that stands for something else

Answer 10

Symbol