Question

Match the following figurative language terms with their definitions.

Match Term Definition
Alliteration A) A statement that downplays or understates the importance of something
Idiom B) The repetition of beginning sounds in two or more neighboring words
Meiosis C) An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole

Answer 1

Answers

Alliteration = B; The repetition of beginning sounds in two or more neighboring words.

Idiom = C; An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole.

Meiosis = A; A statement that downplays or understates the importance of something.