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English 7 Public

A quiz allowing you to understand the different types of figurative speech.

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What does 'simile' mean? (An example - 'He is as fast as a rabbit.')

To compare two things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What does 'metaphor' mean? (An example - 'Her smile is the sun.')

To compare two things using the words 'is' or 'are'.

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What does 'idiom' mean? (An example - 'It's raining cats and dogs'.)

Phrases that mean something different than what they say.

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What does 'personification' mean? (An example - 'The leaves danced in the wind.')

To describe non-human things using human qualities.

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What does 'alliteration' mean? (An example - 'Morgan Mouse munched marshmallows merrily.')

A sentence or phrase with words that start with the same letter or sound.

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What does 'hyperbole' mean? (An example - 'We waited in line all day.')

To describe something in an extremely exaggerated way.

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What does 'onomatopoeia' mean? (An example - 'The dog knocked over the vase with a crash.')

A word that sounds like the noise it makes.

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