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to represent what really is
a) literal
b) symbolic
c) figurative
d) simile

a comparison of unlike things using like or as
a) metaphor
b) simile
c) hyperbole
d) imagery

a comparison of unlike things that says something is another thing
a) metaphor
b) allusion
c) alliteration
d) simile

when two or more important words begin with the same initial sound
a) cliche
b) allusion
c) idiom
d) alliteration

an exaggeration used to make or prove a point
a) literal
b) alliteration
c) hyperbole
d) cliche

when an author uses words that appeal to senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)
a) personification
b) figurative
c) idiom
d) imagery

words that make sounds
a) idiom
b) onomatopoeia
c) allusion
d) alliteration

giving human characteristics to inanimate things
a) imagery
b) personification
c) symbolism
d) idiom

a phrase or expression that is overused
a) simile
b) alliteration
c) idiom
d) cliche

a reference of something famous or well known
a) alliteration
b) allusion
c) idiom
d) metaphor

a word or phrase that means something other than what is actually being said
a) literal
b) cliche
c) idiom
d) imagery

imagery
a) a word or phrase that means something other than what is actually being said
b) a reference of something famous or well known
c) when an author uses words that appeal to senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)
d) an exaggeration used to make or prove a point

hyperbole
a) an exaggeration used to make or prove a point
b) giving human characteristics to inanimate things
c) to represent what really is
d) words that make sounds

alliteration
a) words that make sounds
b) a reference of something famous or well known
c) a comparison of unlike things using like or as
d) when two or more important words begin with the same initial sound

metaphor
a) a comparison of unlike things using like or as
b) a comparison of unlike things that says something is another thing
c) when an author uses words that appeal to senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)
d) when two or more important words begin with the same initial sound

onomatopoeia
a) words that make sounds
b) when two or more important words begin with the same initial sound
c) giving human characteristics to inanimate things
d) to represent what really is

personification
a) giving human characteristics to inanimate things
b) a word or phrase that means something other than what is actually being said
c) a phrase or expression that is overused
d) to represent what really is

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

allusion
a) a comparison of unlike things using like or as
b) a reference of something famous or well known
c) when an author uses words that appeal to senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)
d) an exaggeration used to make or prove a point

idiom
a) giving human characteristics to inanimate things
b) a phrase or expression that is overused
c) a word or phrase that means something other than what is actually being said
d) when two or more words begin with the same initial sound

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