Match the following figurative language terms with its definition.
Match
Term
Alliteration
Idiom
Meiosis
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Definition
A) The forming of a word in imitation of a natural sound
B) An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate
words but must be learned as a whole
C) A statement that downplays or understates the importance of something
D) A comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by "like" or "as"
E) The repetition of beginning sounds in two or more neighboring words