Figurative Language Review

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What is Hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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Identify the figurative language technique: 'The sound of the alarm scared me to death!'

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Hyperbole

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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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Identify the figurative language technique: 'We heard the booming thunder throughout the whole sky.'

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Onomatopoeia

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What is Alliteration?

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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Identify the figurative language technique: 'The timid turtle tootled to the train tracks.'

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Alliteration

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What is a Metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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Identify the definition of a Metaphor.

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Comparing 2 objects using a form of 'IS'.

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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 or rhetorical effect.

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Identify the figurative language technique: 'Not all math puns are terrible--only sum.'

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Pun