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OGT Fig. Language
Figurative Language on the Ohio Graduation Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| uses alternate or different words to describe something to avoid offensive, unpleasant, or uncomfortable terms | Euphemism |
| a great exaggeration | Hyperbole |
| using words or phrases connecting to the 5 senses (sight, sound, touch, smell and taste) | Imagery |
| assigning human characteristics to non-human objects | Personification |
| a comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as;" instead, claiming that an object really IS something else | Metaphor |
| comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as" | Simile |