Figurative Language 3b: Check for Understanding 1 1. Personification ...

Figurative Language 3b: Check for Understanding 1 1. Personification is when A. human traits are applied to inhuman things. B. inhuman traits are applied to human things. C. human traits are described in great detail. D. inhuman traits are compared to human traits. 2. Which of the following is NOT a synonym for hyperbole? A. overstatement B. exaggeration C. inaccuracy D. embellishment 3. When two things are juxtaposed, they are A. separated from each other. B. placed next to each other. C. combined with each other. D. connected to each other.

Answer Key 1. A 2. C 3. B