Figurative Language Definitions

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unrelated things by stating that one thing is another.

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to non-living objects.

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration used for effect.

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What is a simile?

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Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of an initial consonant sound.

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What is figurative language?

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

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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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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing.

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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 similarity in sound for humorous or rhetorical effect.