15 questions
"Life is a journey" is an example of what?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Alliteration
I nearly died laughing is an example of what?
Metaphor
Assonance
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia.
She was white as a ghost
Buzz
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Peppers
Break a leg
What is a cliche?
A comparison without like or as.
Two opposing ideas.
Tongue twisters.
An overused phrase or saying
Talking animals is an example of what type of figurative language?
Oxymoron
Personification
Cliche
Pun
The quote from the popular Owl City song, "You would not believe your eyes if ten million fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep," is an example of what type of figurative language?
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Idiom
"You are the thunder, and I am the lightning," is an example of which type of figurative language?
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Chliche
Personification
Which type of figurative language is used in the following Beatles song, "Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter?"
Personification
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Cliche
Define hyperbole.
An overused phrase
Its raining cats and dogs
An over (excessive) exaggeration
A comparison of two unlike things, using like or as
Which type of figurative language uses like or as to compare two unlike things?
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Cliche
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman object or animals is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Metaphor
He has been walking for days and days, when he has only been walking for 5 minutes is an example of:
Idiom
Simile
Cliche
Hyperbole
An expression that cannot be understood by the meaning of its words is an example of what type of figurative language?
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Idiom
Cliche
The flowers danced in the wind is an example of:
Simile
Personification
Cliche
Idiom
You have a smile that lights up the room is an example of what type of figurative language
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
Onomatopoeia