Figurative Language Pretest

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Assonance

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Repeating a vowel sound throughout a line of work.

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Onomatopoeia

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The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz or hiss).

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Denotation

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The literal meaning of a word.

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Connotation

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The feeling or emotion attached to words.

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Hyperbole

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An exaggeration or overstatement.

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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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Simile

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

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Personification

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Giving human qualities to nonhuman subjects.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a sequence of words.

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.