Week Six – Figurative Language

Question 1

Comparison of two pairs that have the same relationship ( a is to b as c is to is d ) (example cat is to meow as dog is to bark)

Answer 1

Analogy

Question 2

An over exaggeration. Example I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.

Answer 2

Hyperbole

Question 3

A familiar phrase that means something other than what it literally says. Example it’s raining cats and dogs.

Answer 3

Idiom

Question 4

State that one thing is something else; is a comparison but does not use the word like or as. Example my hands are icicles

Answer 4

Metaphor

Question 5

A word that sounds like what it is describing; a sound effect. Example murmur, creak, drip, pop, zip, wheeze

Answer 5

Onomatopoeia

Question 6

Gives an idea, object, or animal equalities of a person. Example the darkness wrapped its arms around me.

Answer 6

Personification

Question 7

A comparison using the words like or as. Example the milk was white as snow

Answer 7

Simile

Question 8

And under exaggeration. Example I’ll be there in one second

Answer 8

Understatement

Question 9

The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or more words. example 9 new nickles are needed now

Answer 9

Alliteration