Writing Flashcards
1
Q
Comparing one thing that is said to the other
Example:these biscuits are rocks
A
Metaphor
2
Q
an exaggeration or overstatement
Example: strong as ten men definitely
A
Hyperbole
3
Q
gives human characteristics to non-human object or idea
Example:on the ground the tree sat
A
Personification
4
Q
And expression that doesn’t mean what the words say
Example:it cost me an arm and a leg
A
Idiom
5
Q
A word that imitates the the natural sound it makes
Example: buzz
Example:boom
A
Onomatopoeia
6
Q
The repetition of initial in neighboring words
Example:Fred fried French fries
A
Alliteration
7
Q
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
Example:his back felt stiff as a board
Example:he wined like a baby
A
Simile
