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Figurative Language Definitions
Test Description: Figurative language definitions
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) to represent what really is
A
symbolic
B
simile
C
literal
D
figurative
2) a comparison of unlike things using like or as
A
simile
B
metaphor
C
hyperbole
D
imagery
3) a comparison of unlike things that says something is another thing
A
simile
B
alliteration
C
allusion
D
metaphor
4) when two or more important words begin with the same initial sound
A
alliteration
B
allusion
C
idiom
D
cliche
5) an exaggeration used to make or prove a point
A
alliteration
B
hyperbole
C
literal
D
cliche
6) when an author uses words that appeal to senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)
A
idiom
B
imagery
C
personification
D
figurative
7) words that make sounds
A
onomatopoeia
B
idiom
C
alliteration
D
allusion
8) giving human characteristics to inanimate things
A
symbolism
B
imagery
C
personification
D
idiom
9) a phrase or expression that is overused
A
idiom
B
cliche
C
alliteration
D
simile
10) a reference of something famous or well known
A
allusion
B
metaphor
C
idiom
D
alliteration
11) a word or phrase that means something other than what is actually being said
A
idiom
B
literal
C
imagery
D
cliche
12) imagery
A
when an author uses words that appeal to senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)
B
a word or phrase that means something other than what is actually being said
C
a reference of something famous or well known
D
an exaggeration used to make or prove a point
13) hyperbole
A
words that make sounds
B
giving human characteristics to inanimate things
C
to represent what really is
D
an exaggeration used to make or prove a point
14) alliteration
A
a reference of something famous or well known
B
when two or more important words begin with the same initial sound
C
words that make sounds
D
a comparison of unlike things using like or as
15) metaphor
A
when an author uses words that appeal to senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)
B
a comparison of unlike things that says something is another thing
C
a comparison of unlike things using like or as
D
when two or more important words begin with the same initial sound
16) onomatopoeia
A
giving human characteristics to inanimate things
B
when two or more important words begin with the same initial sound
C
to represent what really is
D
words that make sounds
17) personification
A
to represent what really is
B
a word or phrase that means something other than what is actually being said
C
giving human characteristics to inanimate things
D
a phrase or expression that is overused
18) cliche
A
a word or phrase that means something other than what is actually being said
B
words that make sounds
C
a reference of something famous or well known
D
a phrase or expression that is overused
19) allusion
A
a comparison of unlike things using like or as
B
when an author uses words that appeal to senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)
C
an exaggeration used to make or prove a point
D
a reference of something famous or well known
20) idiom
A
a phrase or expression that is overused
B
when two or more words begin with the same initial sound
C
giving human characteristics to inanimate things
D
a word or phrase that means something other than what is actually being said
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