True or False
Metaphors use the word like or as to compare two things.
false - simile
My sweater is as prickly as a cactus.
a. metaphor
b. idiom
c. hyperbole
d. simile
d. simile
an expression that means something different from what it says
idiom
The trees danced in the wind
personification
An allusion is words or phrases that appeal to the senses and conjure up mental images.
False - imagery
From the jingling and the tingling of the bells the music flowed.
a. simile
b. idiom
c. onomatopoeia
c. onomatopoeia
giving humanlike qualities or actions to something that is not a human
personification
She was so hungry, she could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
Giving something humanlike traits is imagery.
false - personification
The auto shop worker swept in like Superman, repaired my tire in a flash, and rescued me from the roadside.
a. idiom
b. allusion
c. connotation
b. allusion
obvious exaggeration used to emphasize a point or add excitement and humor to a story
hyperbole
You are on thin ice young man
idiom
Denotation is the definition of a word.
True
Silly Sally sang songs on Saturday.
a. alliteration
b. onomatopoeia
c. hyperbole
a. alliteration
a reference made to a famous person, place, or event
allusion
Ice cream is happiness in a bowl.
metaphor
An onomatopoeia is the repeating of beginning consonant sounds in a group of words.
False - Alliteration
She wore canoes as her shoes.
a. metaphor
b. hyperbole
c. allusion
b. hyperbole
the thoughts, feelings, and images associated with a word
connotation
I have heard how hedgehogs hog the hedge.
Alliteration