Question

some examples may have more than one. you may not use all the words in the word bank.
allusion:
an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text.
simile:
a phrase that uses a comparison to describe. uses \like\ or \as\.
hyperbole:
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
onomatopoeia:
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle).
alliteration:
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
oxymoron:
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. growing smaller, half dead).
metaphor:
a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isnt literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
personification:
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
idiom:
a group of words having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light).
pun:
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings. (e.g. a chicken crossing the road is truly poultry in motion.)

1. the house jumped up
2. books died
3. dress was white and it whispered
4. face bright as snow
5. bing, bing, bing
6. kerosene is nothing but perfume to me
7. thin face like the dial of a small clock
8. how immense a figure she was on the stage before him
9. he wore his happiness like a mask
10. the house screamed
11. he stood outside the talking house

Explanation:

1. "The house jumped up" - Personification: Attributes human action (jumping) to a non - human (house).
2. "Books died" - Personification: Gives human characteristic (dying) to inanimate objects (books).
3. "Dress was white and it whispered" - Personification: Assigns human action (whispering) to a dress.
4. "Face bright as snow" - Simile: Uses "as" for comparison.
5. "Bing, bing, bing" - Onomatopoeia: Imitates a sound.
6. "Kerosene is nothing but perfume to me" - Hyperbole: Exaggerates the perception of kerosene as perfume.
7. "Thin face like the dial of a small clock" - Simile: Uses "like" for comparison.
8. "How immense a figure she was on the stage before him" - Hyperbole: Exaggerates the size of the figure.
9. "He wore his happiness like a mask" - Simile: Uses "like" for comparison.
10. "The house screamed" - Personification: Attributes human action (screaming) to a house.
11. "He stood outside the talking house" - Personification: Gives human action (talking) to a house.

Answer:

1. Personification
2. Personification
3. Personification
4. Simile
5. Onomatopoeia
6. Hyperbole
7. Simile
8. Hyperbole
9. Simile
10. Personification
11. Personification