What is personification?

Giving human qualities to something that’s not human

What is an alliteration?

When a group of words share the same beginning sound

“Slang” When you say something but mean something different

What is an onomatopoeia?

When a word sounds like the meaning

Comparing two things using like, as, or seems

An exaggeration to make a point

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Figurative Language

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Different types of figurative language, review for 8th grade language arts.

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1
"The green chair was fresh." is an example of which type of figurative language?
Metaphor
Personification
Idiom
Analogy
2
What is a metaphor?
An exaggeration to make a point
Comparing two things NOT using like as or seems
When a group of words share the same beginning sound
“Slang” When you say something but mean something different.
3
What is an analogy?
When a word sounds like the meaning
Comparing two things that have the same relationship
Comparing two things NOT using like or as
Giving human qualities to something not human
4
"These books weigh a ton" is an example of which figurative language?
Analogy
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Alliteration
5
What is personification?
When a group of words share the same beginning sound
Giving human qualities to something that’s not human
Comparing two things using like, as, or seems
“Slang” When you say something but mean something different.
6
"The table was standing." is an example of which type of figurative language?
Simile
Personification
Idiom
Hyperbole
7
"The door was a barrier." is an example of which type of figurative language?
Hyperbole
Analogy
Alliteration
Metaphor
8
"The phone went ring" is an example of which figurative language?
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Hyperbole
Personification
9
"I was out like a light" is an example of which type of figurative language?
Simile
Anology
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
10
"Cat is to meow as dog is to bark." is an example of which figurative language?
Idiom
Metaphor
Personification
Analogy
11
What is an alliteration?
An exaggeration to make a point
Comparing two things NOT using like or as
When a word sounds like the meaning
When a group of words share the same beginning sound
12
What is an idiom?
Comparing two things using like, as, or seems
When a word sounds like the meaning
When a group of words share the same beginning sound
“Slang” When you say something but mean something different
13
"The flag flew for our freedom" is an example of which type of figurative language?
Analogy
Personification
Idiom
Alliteration
14
What is an onomatopoeia?
An exaggeration to make a point
Comparing two things that have the same relationship
When a word sounds like the meaning
Giving human qualities to something not human
15
What is a simile?
An exaggeration to make a point
Comparing two things using like, as, or seems
When a word sounds like the sound
"Slang" when you say something but mean something different
16
What is a hyperbole?
An exaggeration to make a point
When a group of words share the same beginning sound
Comparing two things not using like as or seems
Giving human qualities to something that’s not human.

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