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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
d) hyperbole

A direct comparison that does NOT use 'like' or 'as'.
a) simile
b) metaphor
c) onomatopoeia
d) symbolism

An extreme exaggeration.
a) personification
b) metaphor
c) hyperbole
d) simile

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event.
a) personification
b) allusion
c) onomatopoeia
d) simile

A word that sounds like the noise it names.
a) onomatopoeia
b) hyperbole
c) allusion
d) metaphor

The way a poem flows from one idea to the next.
a) rhyme
b) metaphor
c) allusion
d) rhythm

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. (like tongue twisters)
a) allusion
b) alliteration
c) rhythm
d) hyperbole

When an object, event, or relationship represents something else.
a) simile
b) rhyme
c) hyperbole
d) symbolism

A word with an ending that sounds similar to the ending of another word.
a) hyperbole
b) rhyme
c) onomatopoeia
d) personification

Giving human qualities to something that is not human.
a) personification
b) hyperbole
c) allusion
d) symbolism

Words that appeal to the five senses and help create a mental picture of what is happening.
a) allusion
b) personification
c) sensory language/imagery
d) onomatopoeia

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