Definitions
What is Hyperbole
An extreme exaggeration used to make a point.
What is: He had a frown that could break rocks?
A. Hyperbole
B. Alliteration
C. Metaphor
The answer is A. Hyperbole.
Another example could be: This bag weighs a ton.
What is a Simile?
An expression comparing two unlike things or ideas to suggest they are alike using the words like, as, than, or resembles.
What is: The kitchen smells of fresh baked bread hot from the oven.
A. Imagery
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Idiom
A. Imagery
Can you give another example?
What is: Her smile was the sun on a cloudy day.
A. Metaphor
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Idiom
A. Metaphor
What is an Idiom?
Expression unique to the language that cannot be taken literally. (Meaning cannot be understood by reading the words.)
What is: It's not worth getting involved in the argument; don't add fuel to the fire.
A. Imagery
B. Simile
C. Idiom
C. Idiom
Another example: They're trying to rip me off.
What is Alliteration?
The repetition of consonant sounds occurring at the beginning or inside words.
Example: She sells sea shells by the seashore.
What is: The sun is smiling down on me.
A. Hyperbole
B. Personification
C. Simile
B. Personification
What is: The house clung to the side of the cliff.
A. Personification
B. Metaphor
C. Idiom
A. Personification
What is a Metaphor?
An expression that directly compares two unlike things or ideas to suggest they are alike without using the words like, as, than, or resembles.
What is: My school is a zoo.
A. Onomatopoeia
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
C. Metaphor
Example: Maria is a chicken.
What is Assonance?
The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
Example: "Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese" -by Pink Floyd.
"The crumbling thunder of seas." - by Robert Louis Stevenson
What is: You're barking up the wrong tree.
A. Imagery
B. Idiom
C. Simile
B. Idiom
Example: It's time you cracked a book open.
What is: He had a laugh that could create tidal waves.
A. Alliteration
B. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
C. Hyperbole
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that sound like the object or action to which they refer. Often used in cartoons, for example.
What is: The air smells of smoke and dead leaves, making me think autumn is here.
A. Metaphor
B. Imagery
C. Idiom
B. What is imagery.
Example: The concert was so loud that her ears rang for days afterward.
What is Imagery?
Describing people or objects using language that appeals to our senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).
Example: The clouds were edged with gold and pink.
What is: The house was as red as Santa's hat.
A. Simile
B. Idiom
C. Metaphor
A. Simile
Why is is a simile?
What is: Zoom! The car sped down the street.
A. Personification
B. Metaphor
C. Onomatopoeia
C. Onomatopoeia
What is Personification?
The act of giving human qualities to animals or inanimate objects.
What is: The old man was a turtle slowly making his way across town.
A. Metaphor
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Idiom
A. Metaphor
Example: These computers are old dinosaurs.
What is an expression, not a metaphor, that uses the words like, as, than, or resembles to compare two unlike things?
Simile.
Example: They fought like cats and dogs.
What is: She always bends over backwards to please her family.
A. Hyperbole
B. idiom
C. Simile
A. Hyperbole
What is: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A. Imagery
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Alliteration
C. Alliteration