Figurative Language

Question 1

“The Daily Show” is an example of this because it makes fun of the “real news.”

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Satire

Question 2

“Awfully good.” “Disgustingly delicious.” “Great Depression.”

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Oxymoron

Question 3

“The sweet smell of freshly baked apple filled the air.”

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Imagery

Question 4

"Paint the town red" and "Sweep you off your feet"

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Idiom

Question 5

“The moon hung like a light bulb in the sky.”

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Simile

Question 6

Words that are used by a certain group and are difficult for others to understand.

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Jargon

Question 7

Pink ribbon = Breast Cancer Awareness. Statue of Liberty = Freedom.

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Symbolism

Question 8

“His car is a real gas guzzler.”

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Personification

Question 9

An expression that has lost its power due to overuse.

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Cliché

Question 10

What is a word that imitates the sound it represents?

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Onomatopoeia

Question 11

“I like big books and I cannot lie.”

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Allusion

Question 12

“Her eyes were blue fire.”

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Metaphor

Question 13

“If you didn’t get this message, call me.”

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Paradox

Question 14

“I’ve told you a billion times to clean this room!”

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Hyperbole

Question 15

An expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning.

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Idiom

Question 16

“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”

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Alliteration

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