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Comparing two unlike things using like or as
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) hyperbole

comparing two unlike things using is
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) hyperbole

giving human qualities to nonhuman things/objects
a) hyperbole
b) simile
c) metaphor
d) personification

an over exaggeration
a) personification
b) metaphor
c) simile
d) hyperbole

repetition of beginning consonant sounds of two or more words
a) assonance
b) alliteration
c) onomatopoeia
d) personification

repetition of beginning or middle vowel sounds in two or more words
a) alliteration
b) assonance
c) metaphor
d) onomatopoeia

words that mimic the sound they make
a) onomatopoeia
b) alliteration
c) assonance
d) personification

He is as light as a feather .... this is what type of figurative language?
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) hyperbole

My cat weighs a ton .... this is what type of figurative language?
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) hyperbole

Who threw the shoe in the goo? .... this is what type of figurative language?
a) alliteration
b) assonance
c) hyperbole
d) onomatopoeia

The sea was a sparkling diamond.
a) simile
b) personification
c) metaphor
d) hyperbole

The bees buzzed around the flower.... this is what figurative language?
a) hyperbole
b) onomatopoeia
c) metaphor
d) alliteration

The sun smiled down on us as we played.... this is what type of figurative language?
a) onomatopoeia
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) hyperbole

Literal Language is..
a) saying exactly what you mean
b) more dramatic and interesting
c) repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
d) comparing two unlike things

For figurative language you ...
a) say exactly what you mean
b) have to figure out it's true meaning
c) are over exaggerating
d) mimic the sounds that the words make

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