Figurative Language Quiz

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This is the use of language that appeals to the five senses--touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.
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This is a sustained comparison in which a subject is written or spoken of as if it were something else.
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A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole, the whole for a part, the specific for the general, the general for the specific, or the material for the thing made from it.
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This is the reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, or religion with which a reader is likely to be familiar.
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This is a phrase in common use that can not be understood by literal or ordinary meanings.
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This is a direct comparison of two things, in which they are said to be (in some sense) the same thing.
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This is a comparison of two unlike things using the terms "like" or "as".
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This is the use of objects or ideas that represent something other than themselves.
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This goes beyond the literal meanings of words to create special effects or feelings.
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This is the use of words that sound like the noises they describe.
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This is a type of figurative language in which human qualities are given to nonhuman things.
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This is a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated.