Figurative Language Review

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Metaphor: Comparison of unlike items without 'like' or 'as'.

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Comparison of unlike items without 'like' or 'as'.

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Alliteration

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Same consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement

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What is personification?

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Gives life or human characteristics to inanimate objects.

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Simile: A comparison between two items using 'like' or 'as'.

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A comparison between two items using 'like' or 'as'.

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Idiom definition

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A figurative expression that would not make sense if taken literally.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that stands for sounds

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What is a pun?

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A humorous play on words

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The phrase "spill the beans" is an example of:

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Idiom

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Metaphor example:

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You're the sunflower