Figurative Language Quiz

Jennifer S. (United States of America)
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  1. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
  2. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  3. idiom
    expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words
  4. onomatopoeia
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
  5. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  6. homophone
    a word pronounced the same with another meaning or spelling
  7. synonym
    a word that expresses the same or similar meaning
  8. antonym
    a word that expresses an opposite meaning
  9. poetry
    literature in metrical form
  10. comparison
    the act of examining resemblances
Created on Wed Oct 09 15:20:48 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Oct 09 22:23:12 EDT 2013)

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