SHSAT- Figurative Language
Personification - correct answer When an author gives human-like qualities to
something that is not alive.
Alliteration - correct answer When an author repeats the same first letter, or sound,
several times in a sentence.
Onomatopoeia - correct answer When an author uses a word to describe a sound
that is a sound itself.
Repetition - correct answer When an author uses a word or phrase multiple times.
Metaphor - correct answer A comparison without using like or as.
Simile - correct answer A comparison using "like" or "as".
Symbolism - correct answer A device in literature where an object represents an
idea.
Rhyme Scheme - correct answer When lines of poetry are lettered based on the
sound of the last word.
Interal Rhyme - correct answer Rhyming that occurs within the same line.
Imagery - correct answer Language that appeals to the senses (sight, hearing,
touch, taste, or smell).
