Literary Devices/Figurative Language Week One

Giving human characteristics to inanimate things...

A phrase or expression that is overused...

"The buzzing would not stop" is an example of:

A comparison of unlike things that says something is another thing...

A comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"

"Fred is a pig when he eats" is an example of: 

"The leaves waved in the wind" would be an example of...

Words that make sounds...

When two or more words begin with the same initial sound...

"Sally sat on a suede sofa" would be an example of...

"Her brain is the size of a pea" is an example of: 

"A chip on your shoulder" would be an example of what?

An extreme exaggerations used to prove a point...

A word or phrase that means something other than what is actually being said...

"Life is like a box of chocolates" is an example of: 

"Every cloud has a silver lining" would be an example of: