Match each figurative language device to its correct definition.
Match Term Definition
Alliteration A) The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
Hyperbole B) Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Idiom C) An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole
Meiosis D) The presentation of a thing with underemphasis to achieve a greater effect; understatement
Simile E) A direct comparison of two, usually unlike things, using "like" or "as"
Alliteration: A) The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
Hyperbole: B) Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Idiom: C) An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole
Meiosis: D) The presentation of a thing with underemphasis to achieve a greater effect; understatement
Simile: E) A direct comparison of two, usually unlike things, using "like" or "as"
Alliteration - A) The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
Hyperbole - B) Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Idiom - C) An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole
Meiosis - D) The presentation of a thing with underemphasis to achieve a greater effect; understatement
Simile - E) A direct comparison of two, usually unlike things, using "like" or "as"