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