Figurative language midterm review
Across
- 3. comparison of two unlike objects using like or as
- 6. expressions or sayings that clearly do not mean what they say but are well known
- 8. making a comparison between unlike things without using like or as
- 10. extreme exaggeration to make a point
- 11. giving life like qualities to inanimate objects like a desk or ocean
- 12. repetition of vowel sounds in the middle/end of words in a phrase or sentence, often in poetry
- 13. form of figurative language that uses five senses, sight sound smell touch taste
Down
- 1. giving human qualities to animals such as talking or clothing
- 2. words that imitate natural sounds
- 4. words that mean exactly what they're dictionary definition says they mena
- 5. an unexpected outcome or plot twist often used by O'Henry
- 7. words or phrases that do not mean what they say
- 9. repetition of consonant sounds at beginning or end of the words in a phrase or sentence often in poetry