Word Relationships and Figurative Language

Question 1

Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence: "The wind howled in the night"?

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 2

Which word relationship refers to words that sound the same but have different meanings?

Accepted Answer

homophones

Question 3

What is the term for two words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings, like "pair" and "pear"?

Accepted Answer

homophones

Question 4

Which word relationship refers to words with opposite meanings?

Accepted Answer

antonyms

Question 5

Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence: "Her eyes were as bright as the sun"?

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 6

Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence: "Time is a thief"?

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 7

What type of figurative language gives human qualities to non-human things?

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 8

What type of figurative language uses exaggeration for emphasis or humor?

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 9

What type of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two things?

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 10

What type of figurative language compares two things without using "like" or "as"?

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 11

What is the term for words that have the same meaning, like "big" and "large"?

Accepted Answer

synonyms

Question 12

Which word relationship refers to words with similar meanings?

Accepted Answer

synonyms

Question 13

What is the term for two words that are opposites, like "hot" and "cold"?

Accepted Answer

antonyms

Question 14

Which word relationship refers to words that are spelled the same but have different meanings?

Accepted Answer

homographs

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