Figurative Language Assessment Review

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering the definitions of figurative language devices and their applied sentence examples from the assessment.

Simile

A comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.

Metaphor

A direct comparison stating one thing is another without using like or as.

Personification

Giving human characteristics or actions to non-human objects.

Hyperbole

An extreme exaggeration used to make a point or add emphasis.

Idiom

A phrase where the literal meaning does not match the actual meaning.

Alliteration

The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a group of words.

Oxymoron

A figure of speech combining two opposite or contradictory terms.

Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals strongly to one or more of the five senses.

Onomatopoeia

Words that imitate the natural sounds associated with them.

"The ancient floorboards groaned and protested under the intruder's heavy feet."

An identification example illustrating personification by assigning human actions (groaned and protested) to non-human objects (floorboards).

"My backpack weighed at least a thousand pounds after carrying all my textbooks home."

An identification example illustrating hyperbole through an extreme exaggeration of the backpack's weight to add emphasis.

"The classroom was a zoo during the afternoon indoor recess."

An identification example illustrating a metaphor by directly stating the classroom was a zoo without using like or as.

"Peter's playful puppy pounced frantically across the patio."

An identification sentence demonstrating alliteration through the repeated initial "p" consonant sound across multiple words.

"caught off guard"

An idiom from the sentence where Mr. Davis announced a pop quiz, functioning as a phrase whose literal meaning does not match its actual meaning.

"The freshly baked chocolate chip cookie was as soft as a velvet pillow."

An identification example illustrating a simile by comparing the softness of a cookie to a velvet pillow using the word "as".

"THUD"

An onomatopoeia used in the sentence "The heavy wooden door closed with a loud, resounding THUD," imitating the natural sound produced by the closing door.

"crispy melted"

An oxymoron from the phrase "crispy melted cheese dip," pairing contradictory or opposite textural terms together.

"The autumn wind was a ruthless thief"

A figurative phrase from Excerpt 1 describing the wind snatching golden leaves and scattering them across the cold pavement.

"in two seconds flat"

A phrase from Excerpt 2 describing how quickly Sam drank an ice-cold glass of lemonade, serving as an extreme exaggeration (hyperbole).