Question

match each figurative language device to its correct definition.
match term definition
alliteration a) exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
hyperbole b) the presentation of a thing with underemphasis to achieve a greater effect; understatement
idiom c) the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
meiosis d) a direct comparison of two, usually unlike things, using \like\ or \as\
simile e) an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole

Explanation:

• Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds.
• Hyperbole is exaggerated statements.
• Idiom is an expression understood as a whole.
• Metaphor is a direct comparison (not using "like" or "as" here, but the key is comparison).
• Simile is a direct comparison using "like" or "as".

Answer:

Alliteration - C, Hyperbole - A, Idiom - E, Metaphor - (No correct option provided in the definitions for Metaphor as given definitions don't match, but if we assume it's a mis - label and we focus on the given options), Simile - D.