FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE FLASHCARD 5TH GRADE

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that is a sound.

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What is alliteration?

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The same beginning sound repeated.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison not using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggeration for emphasis.

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What is an idiom?

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

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What is imagery?

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Language that appeals to the five senses.

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What is a pun?

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A play on words that exploits multiple meanings.

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What is a cliché?

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An overused expression that has lost its originality.