Definitions
This is the type of figurative language where multiple words in a sentence or phrase start with the same sound.
Alliteration
"Grrrrr" is an example of _________________.
Onomatopoeia
A simile uses the words 'like' or ________.
'as'
Why is the following phrase NOT an oxymoron?
"The movie was black and white."
Because of the 'and'.
Fish fill Phillip with happy feelings. Is an example of _____________.
Alliteration.
This is the type of figurative language where a joke is made using the double-meaning of a sound, phrase, or word.
A Pun
Mrs. Potts dancing and singing in the movie Beauty and the Beast is an example of _________________.
Anthropomorphism
Onomatopoeia is a ____________ written out as a word.
sound or noise.
Why is the following NOT a simile?
I like roses.
Because a simile needs to compare 2 things USING 'like' or 'as'.
The stars wink down at me from the sky. Is an example of ______________.
Personification
This is the type of figurative language that uses the same vowel sound in multiple words.
Assonance.
"Gary's marriage to Cay is old news" is an example of ________________.
Oxymoron.
A hyperbole makes something seem _________ than it acutally is.
bigger/larger/etc.
Why is the following phrase NOT a metaphor?
The dragon is a fierce as a guard dog.
Because it has 'as', which makes it a simile.
"There are skeletons in his closet," is an example of an ________.
Idiom
This is the type of figurative language where two or more words end with the exact same sound.
Perfect Rhyme
"A policeman's house is broken into," is an example of _________.
Situational Irony
Assonance cannot _____________.
Rhyme
Why is the following not an understatement?
It rained a bit last night.
Because it is missing the context.
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse! Is an example of a ______________.
Hyperbole
This is the type of figurative language where a phrase means something different than its individual words would suggest.
Idiom
Pun
An understatement needs to have ____________.
Context.
Why is the following NOT assonance?
I will hike by the river with Mike.
Because 'hike' and 'Mike' are perfect rhymes, and assonance doesn't rhyme.
Give him mints immediately! is an example of __________________.
Assonance.