FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE REVIEW
Which figure of speech?
Repetition of internal
vowel sounds of words
that are near each
other.
ASSONANCE
Which figure of speech?
Comparison of two
unlike things using like,
as, similar to, or
resembles
SIMILE
Which figure of speech?
Addressing someone or
something that is
absent, abstract, or
inanimate
APOSTROPHE
Which figure of speech?
Giving human
characteristics that
they do not possess to
non-human things
PERSONIFICATION
Which figure of speech?
Placing opposites
together to make the
features of each seem
more intense
ANTITHESIS
Which figure of speech?
Creation of words that
imitate natural sounds
ONOMATOPOEIA
Which figure of speech?
Repetition of words,
phrases, or sentences
at the beginning of
consecutive stanzas or
paragraphs
ANAPHORA
Which figure of speech?
One word or phrase is
substituted for another
with which it is closely
associated
METONYMY
Which figure of speech?
Reference to a wellknown person, place,
thing, or idea from
literature or the world
ALLUSION
Which figure of speech?
A direct comparison of
two unlike things
METAPHOR
Which figure of speech?
The repetition of initial
sounds of words that
are near each other
ALLITERATION
Which figure of speech?
An extreme
exaggeration not meant
to be taken literally
HYPERBOLE
Which figure of speech?
Repetition of internal or
ending consonant
sounds of words that
are near each other
CONSONANCE
I walked down the
trail and had a feeling
that the trees were
watching me.
personification
I have told you a
thousand times not to
play with matches.
hyperbole
He is an abrasive stone
on which I can
sharpen my own ideas.
metaphor
Truth is an anvil that
wears out countless
hammers.
metaphor
Her body jammed
excruciatingly into her
prison of a dress.
metaphor
Your arms, a garland
around my neck
entwined…
metaphor
The City of Lake Forest
approved a measure to
ban leaf blowers.
metonymy
The wind laughed at
their attempts to catch
the flying papers.
personification
Grass is nature’s
blanket.
metaphor
Sail on, O ship, to
bring me to England’s
shore.
apostrophe
Look at the beautiful
weed in my garden of
daisies.
antithesis
Pink and purple posies
lined the path.
alliteration
The cave resembled a
large, open mouth.
simile
I would like fries with
my pie.
assonance
Nature, be gentle on
the lambs and beasts.
apostrophe,
personification,
antithesis
The pot is boiling on
the stove.
metonymy
The court ruled that
the defendant was
guilty.
metonymy
The blanket is as
warm as a sheep’s
fleece.
simile
I feel so alone, even
when on a crowded
elevator.
antithesis
The tennis ball
whistled past my ear.
onomatopoeia
Celebration is central
to Simon’s life.
alliteration
My uncle, the Grinch,
ruins Christmas every
year!
allusion
The red fire monster
burned out of control.
metaphor
“The big kids call me
Mercury cause I’m the
swiftest thing in the
neighborhood.”
allusion
The full moon is
obscured by dusty rags
of clouds.
metaphor
O Spirit, carry me
away to the azure
skies.
apostrophe
She was embarrassed
by the rough calluses
on her velvety-soft
hands.
antithesis
metaphor (velvet)
Sacramento passed a
new law that triples
the car tax.
metonymy
Parliament feels like it
can raise taxes on us
colonists!
metonymy
“Click-clack, clickclack,” the train comes
down the track.
onomatopoeia,
alliteration,
consonance
Ralph heated the
turkey.
metonymy
The twisting road
clung for dear life to
the side of the
mountain.
personification
The road twists like a
snake.
simile
The road snakes
around the mountain.
metaphor
The car screeched
around the mountain
curve.
onomatopoeia
The mountain road
was so long, it was
summer before we
reached the end!
hyperbole
The tree was so big, a
whole herd of cattle
wandered in and
became lost.
hyperbole
As the sky darkens,
bolts from an angered
Zeus flash through the
clouds.
allusion