6th grade Figurative Language

Front

What is the term for words that imitate sounds?

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onomatopoeia

Front

What do we call the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words?

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alliteration

Front

What is writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally called?

Back

figurative language

Front

What is a figure of speech that involves exaggeration that cannot possibly be true?

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hyperbole

Front

What do we call the literary device that gives human qualities to nonhuman things?

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personification

Front

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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simile

Front

What is a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

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metaphor

Front

What is the term for an expression that has a meaning different from the literal interpretation?

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idiom

Front

What is the term for a statement that seems contradictory but reveals a truth?

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paradox

Front

What is the term for a phrase that combines contradictory terms?

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oxymoron