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Figurative Language Review - Definitions and Examples
Figurative Language Review - Definitions and Examples
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Two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.
Allusion
Oxymoron
Personification
Oxyclean
2
Words that give a thing, an idea, or an animal human characteristics.
Alliteration
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Personification
3
Repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable.
Metaphor
Simile
Repetition
Anaphora
4
The wind whispered through dry grass.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Communication
5
In winter, when it rained, he climbed into bed and
felt as snug as a bug in a rug.
Simile
Allusion
Metaphor
Irony
6
A FAMOUS, brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea.
Anaphora
Repetition
Simile
Allusion
7
“
Who is to
blame,
who is to
look to,
who is to
turn to, in a tough situation like this.”
Repetition
Alliteration
Anaphora
Allusion
8
The life of a patient of congestive heart failure is always at
steak
.
Typo
Fun
Pun
Irony
9
The term for language using figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful.
Figurative Language
Precise Language
Literal Language
English Language
10
The assignment was a breeze. (This implies that the assignment was not difficult.)
Allusion
Simile
Metaphor
Smile
11
A comparison that does NOT use "like" or "as" and is not literally applicable.
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
Pun
12
I love those mustard stains on your oversized hoodie. They really bring out the color in your eyes.
Fun
Pun
Oxymoron
Sarcasm
13
The ball is in your court.
Personification
Green Thumb
Idiom
Simile
14
Your friend splashes mud on your new shoes, and you say, "That's great-I really needed a little brown to go on there."
NOT FUNNY
Sarcasm
Metaphor
Pun
15
Vivid descriptive word choice that appeals to our five senses.
Bob Ross
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
16
“
My life
is my purpose.
My life
is my goal.
My life
is my inspiration.”
Simile
Metaphor
Anaphora
Repetition
17
The dove stands for peace.
Oxymoron
Imagery
Symbolism
Pun
18
Situations or sayings where the intended result has the opposite or a very different result than expected.
Irony (Verbal and Situational)
Sarcasm
Metaphor
Pun
19
A play on words.
Hun
Sun
Bun
Pun
20
A horse is very
stable.
Sun
Pun
Irony
Fun
21
The judge commanded, stamping his mallet on the table,
“Order in the court, order in the court, order in the court.”
Repetition
Sarcasm
Irony
Pun
22
Foolish wisdom
Oxidize
Oxygen
Oxyclean
Oxymoron
23
Ironical taunt; sneering or cutting phrase.
Irony
Nice
Mean
Sarcasm
24
Her hands looked worn and her voice sounded raspy and ill.
Hyperbole
Pun
Oxymoron
Imagery
25
Your suitcase weighs a ton!
Oxymoron
Upcharge at the airport
Hyperbole
Imagery
26
He studies all the time, he is a regular Einstein. (Historical Figure)
Oxymoron
Allusion
Hyperbole
Aversion
27
Exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.
Hyperbole
Fib
Metaphor
Simile
28
The buzzing bee flew away.
Onomatopoeia
Pun
Irony
Sarcasm
29
Comparing two unlike things, using “like” or “as”.
Feathers
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
30
The rest of this Quiz is going to be examples and you pick what type of figurative language is being used (click TRUE)
True
False
31
The glow of the tube-light was as bright as the sunshine.
Allusion
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
32
Awfully pretty
Oxyclean
Oxymoron
Irony
Oxygen
33
I am trying to solve a million issues these days.
Pun
Irony
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
34
A red rose, or the color red, stands for love or romance.
Pun
Imagery
Symbolism
Allusion
35
Representing things with images, or of giving things a symbolic meaning or character.
Symbolism
Pun
Advertisement
Personification
36
The old man took the handful of dust, and sifted it through his fingers.
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
Hour Glass
37
The skies of his future began to darken. (Darkness is a threat; the coming times are going to be hard for him.)
Pun
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Simile
38
Counting chickens before they hatch.
Oxymoron
Irony
Idiom
Allusion
39
I know things may seem hard, but
all you need is love.
(Beatles)
Pun
Allusion
Metaphor
Simile
40
A peculiar expression that cannot possibly be literal from the meanings of its elements. (Generational)
Idiom
Sarcasm
Oxymoron
Pun
41
The repetition of words with similar consonant sounds.
Repetition
Allusion
Alliteration
Anaphora
42
The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
Personification
Communication
Metaphor
Weather
43
Repetition of a word or words at the
beginning
of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences.
Alliteration
Anaphora
Allusion
Metphor
44
The boy was a good
footballer
, because his father was a
footballer
, and his grandfather was a
footballer
.
Repetition
Simile
Personification
Pun
45
You laugh at a person who slipped stepping on a banana peel, and the next thing you know, you’ve slipped too.
Pun
Oxymoron
Personification
Irony
46
The rustling leaves kept me awake.
Unfortunate
Pun
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
47
The fair
breeze blew,
the white
foam flew,
The
furrow followed free; We were
the first that ever burst Into that silent
Pun
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
48
I posted a video on YouTube about how boring and useless YouTube is.
Moronic
Irony
Iconic
Oxymoron
49
“His
soul swooned slowly
as he heard the snow
falling faintly
through the universe and
faintly falling
"
Oxymoron
Repetition
Alliteration
Communication
50
Spelling out a sound.
Alliteration
Pun
Repetition
Onomatopoeia
