Figurative Language Definitions

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect. Example: 'I’ve told you a million times!'

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What is an idiom?

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An expression that means something different from its literal meaning. Example: 'It’s raining cats and dogs.'

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What is figurative language?

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Language that uses figures of speech to convey meaning beyond the literal interpretation.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the beginning consonant sound in a group of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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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.' Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.' Example: 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents. Example: 'buzz,' 'hiss,' 'clang.'

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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 a pun?

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A play on words that exploits multiple meanings of a term for humorous or rhetorical effect.