15 questions
Definition: comparing things using "like" or "as"
metaphor
simile
similar
hyperbole
Definition: comparing two things NOT using "like" or "as"
simile
imagery
metaphor
metamorph
Definition: giving human qualities to nonhuman things
humanification
hyperbole
personification
oxymoron
Definition: an exaggerated statement used to create an emphasis
hyperbole
oxymoron
imagery
idiom
Definition: the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
onomatopoeia
rhyme
assimilation
alliteration
Definition: a word that resembles the sound it represents
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
alliteration
oxymoron
Definition: a phrase that combines two words that are opposite
oxymoron
oxygen
idiom
hyperbole
Definition: Visually descriptive language that appeals to our physical senses
idiom
imagery
imagination
description
Definition: an expression that must be learned as a whole
idiom
imagery
oxymoron
metaphor
They fought like cats and dogs.
oxymoron
simile
metaphor
idiom
The falling snowflakes are dancers.
metaphor
imagery
simile
personification
My dad will kill me when he comes home.
idiom
imagery
metaphor
hyperbole
A vicious black bug bit a big black bear
tongue twister
alliteration
rhyme
onomatopoeia
Cross your fingers that you pass the quiz!
simile
symbolism
idiom
oxymoron
That man is as tall as a tree!
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification