Question

Drag the item from the item bank to its corresponding match. ITEMBANK: Move to Top AllusionFigurative LanguageHyperboleIdiomMetaphorOxymoronSimile This is a comparison of two unlike things using the terms "like" or "as". This is a direct comparison of two things, in which they are said to be (in some sense) the same thing. This is the reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, or religion with which a reader is likely to be familiar. This is extreme exaggeration used in a literary work. This goes beyond the literal meanings of words to create special effects or feelings. This is a phrase in common use that can not be understood by literal or ordinary meanings. This is something which seemingly cannot be, yet it is; a contradiction.

Answer 1

This is a comparison of two unlike things using the terms "like" or "as".

Simile.

This is a direct comparison of two things, in which they are said to be (in some sense) the same thing.

Metaphor.

This is the reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, or religion with which a reader is likely to be familiar.

Allusion

This is extreme exaggeration used in a literary work.

Hyperbole

This goes beyond the literal meanings of words to create special effects or feelings.

Figurative language

This is a phrase in common use that can not be understood by literal or ordinary meanings.

Idiom

This is something which seemingly cannot be, yet it is; a contradiction.

Oxymoron