Figurative Language Review

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What is PERSONIFICATION?

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To give human-like qualities to non-human objects.

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What is a SIMILE?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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Identify the figurative language technique in: 'THE TIMID TURTLE TOOTLED TO THE TRAIN TRACKS.'

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Alliteration.

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Identify the figurative language technique in: 'WE HEARD THE BOOMING THUNDER THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SKY.'

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Onomatopoeia.

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What is a PUN?

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A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words for humorous effect.

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What is ONOMATOPOEIA?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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What is a METAPHOR?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is an IDIOM?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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Identify the figurative language technique in: 'The classroom was a zoo.'

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Metaphor.

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What is HYPERBOLE?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.