Fig. Lang. Definitions 1
the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words
alliteration
words whose sound exactly like they are said
onomatopoeia
Identify this fig. lang.: While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a noisy knocking.
alliteration
Identify this fig. lang.: The leaves rustled and crunched under my feet as I trekked through the woods.
onomatopoeia
comparing two things using like or as
simile
a phrase where the meaning is quite different from literal meaning
idiom
Identify this fig. lang.: After driving for 16 hours, we finally made it back to our house and I silently thought, "There's no place like home."
allusion
Identify this fig. lang.: Miss Fisher was distraught when her original copy was ruined.
oxymoron.
a comparison of two things without using like or as
metaphor
giving human qualities to nonhuman things
personification
Identify this fig. lang.: After being crushed by Alabama, Buckeye fans everywhere cried so much they created a new lake in Ohio.
hyperbole
Identify this fig. lang.: The brutal wind bullied the tree into giving up its autumn leaves.
personification
a reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, sports, or the arts
allusion
an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true
hyperbole
Identify this fig. lang.: Buckeye fans are bent out of shape because they lost to Alabama.
idiom
Identify this fig. lang.: The two goldfish were like floating butterscotch candies.
simile
to minimize or make something less important
understatement
a phrase with words that contradict each other with opposite meanings
oxymoron
Identify this fig. lang.: That movie is a roller coaster ride of emotions!
metaphor
Identify this fig. lang.: The meteorologist said it would be a bit warm out today and announced the high would be 102.
understatement