Figurative Language

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What is an oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines apparently contradictory terms, such as 'jumbo shrimp.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as,' such as 'Mary is a couch potato.'

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words, like in 'Sally sells seashells by the sea shore.'

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What is imagery?

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Imagery is descriptive language that creates a picture in your mind, appealing to the senses.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as,' such as 'You look as white as a ghost.'

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis, like 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts, like 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is a pun?

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A pun is 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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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning, such as 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

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What is a cliché?

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A cliché is an overused expression or idea that has lost its originality and impact, like 'Time heals all wounds.'