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Identifying/matching Figurative Language Terms To Their Definitions And Identifying The Figurative Language Given An Example. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

praise which is really an insult
a) sarcasm
b) simile
c) alliteration
d) parody

a comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'
a) personification
b) simile
c) idioms
d) cliche

giving human qualities to a nonhuman object
a) paradox
b) oxymoron
c) personification
d) metaphor

the positive or negative association of a word
a) connotation
b) satire
c) pun
d) onomatopoeia

making fun of society to prove a point or make you think
a) cliche
b) hyperbole
c) palindrome
d) satire

a fun play on words
a) pun
b) onomatopoeia
c) idioms
d) cliche

a word that imitates the sound it makes
a) satire
b) metaphor
c) onomatopoeia
d) irony

a phrase that means something other than the literal meaning; deeply rooted in culture
a) hyperbole
b) irony
c) idioms
d) alliteration

a boring expression or idea because it has been overused
a) cliche
b) hyperbole
c) irony
d) alliteration

exaggerated statements or clearly not meant to be taken literally
a) irony
b) metaphor
c) hyperbole
d) oxymoron

a strong contrast between reality and expectations
a) pun
b) connotation
c) irony
d) sarcasm

the repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
a) idioms
b) paradox
c) simile
d) alliteration

a direct comparison between two unlike things
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) oxymore
d) cliche

a self-contradicting statement that at first seems true
a) personification
b) paradox
c) satire
d) pun

a word or phrase that is read the same way forward or backward
a) onomatopoeia
b) irony
c) pun
d) palindrome

a short phrase that has two words that are normally contradictory
a) idioms
b) cliche
c) oxymoron
d) connotation

a text that imitates the characteristic style of an author or work for comic effect or ridicule; it's just for fun
a) parody
b) paradox
c) palindrome
d) pun

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