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Figurative Language
Test your knowledge over figurative language
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Intermediate
10/06/2019

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Term
simile
Definition
The words "like" or "as" are used to compare two things.
Term
metaphor
Definition
It compares two things without using "like" or "as". It states that one thing IS something else.
Term
metaphor
Definition
Simile or Metaphor?

Jake is a wizard with computers.
Term
simile
Definition
Simile or Metaphor?

The car seat was as hot as a frying pan.
Term
simile
Definition
Simile or Metaphor?

The week-old bread was like a rock.
Term
metaphor
Definition
Simile or Metaphor?

Lucy's room is a pigsty.
Term
Personification
Definition
This gives human qualities (actions, feelings, thoughts) to nonhuman
objects.
Term
Onomatopoeia
Definition
A word that sounds like its meaning.
Term
Onomatopoeia
Definition
Personification or Onomatopoeia?

Jake sniffled all day long.
Term
Personification
Definition
Personification or Onomatopoeia?

The shy moon hid behind the clouds.
Term
Personification
Definition
Personification or Onomatopoeia?

The party died soon after Jessica left.
Term
Onomatopoeia
Definition
Personification or Onomatopoeia?

The door creaked as I opened it.
Term
alliteration
Definition
When the beginning sound of a word is repeated two or more
times in a phrase or sentence.
Term
hyperbole
Definition
When a statement is exaggerated to make a point.
Term
hyperbole
Definition
alliteration or hyperbole?

I've asked you to stop a million times!
Term
alliteration
Definition
alliteration or hyperbole?

Please pass the plate.
Term
alliteration
Definition
alliteration or hyperbole?

They were beautiful blue butterflies in the sky.
Term
hyperbole
Definition
alliteration or hyperbole?

Even a baby could pass that test!
Term
idiom
Definition
A well-known phrase that means something different than what the
words seem to mean.
Term
idiom
Definition
Idiom or simile?

That was a piece of cake.
Term
simile
Definition
Idiom or simile?

Mr. Jenkin's hat was as flat as a pancake after I sat on it.
Term
metaphor
Definition
Idiom or metaphor?

Jake's bedroom is a disaster area.
Term
idiom
Definition
Idiom or metaphor?

I'm feeling under the weather today.
Term
idiom
Definition
Idiom or personification?

Quit pulling my leg and tell me the plan!
Term
personification
Definition
Personification or alliteration?

The wilted flowers begged for water.
Term
hyperbole
Definition
Alliteration or hyperbole?

I'm dying to see the new movie!
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