Match each type of figurative language to its definition.
match term definition
metaphor a) a reference in a literary work to a person,
place, or thing in history or another work of
literature
personification b) a statement that appears to contradict itself
but can be true
allusion c) an inquiry used for effect rather than an actual
answer
rhetorical question d) a figure of speech in which nonliving or
nonhuman things are given human
characteristics or abilities
paradox e) a comparison of two unlike things that does
not use comparison words; one thing directly
represents another