Figurative Language Question Preview (ID: 12789)
Metaphor, Alliteration, Simile, Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole, Personification, Assonance, Pun, Juxtaposition, Allusion, Irony.
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comparison or analogy between two things that doesn't use like or as
a) metaphor
b) alliteration
c) simile
d) hyperbole
Repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
a) assonance
b) alliteration
c) personification
d) juxtaposition
Comparison of two things usually using like or as
a) metaphor
b) irony
c) simile
d) assonance
name for words that sound like what they describe
a) alliteration
b) hyperbole
c) allusion
d) onomatopoeia
Purposeful exaggeration or overstatement
a) hyperbole
b) simile
c) alliteration
d) metaphor
Exploiting the multiple meanings of words that are homonyms
a) pun
b) irony
c) assonance
d) metaphor
Direct or indirect reference to something historical, literary, religious, or mythical
a) simile
b) hyperbole
c) onomatopoeia
d) allusion
When two unlike things are positioned next to each other
a) assonance
b) pun
c) juxtaposition
d) alliteration
When you say one thing, but you actually mean the opposite
a) simile
b) irony
c) metaphor
d) personification
Repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together
a) alliteration
b) hyperbole
c) juxtaposition
d) assonance
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