English-Figurative Language Quiz

Hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

"he vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles"

Metaphor

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Simile

a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words "like" or "as."

Personification

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.It is often used in literature to create vivid imagery and emotional connections.