Figurative Language Final

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents, like 'buzz' or 'vroom.'

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Give an example of Onomatopoeia in a sentence.

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An example is: 'The bees buzzed around the garden.'

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What is Alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same beginning sound in several words, like 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

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What is a Simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as,' such as 'as brave as a lion.'

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What is a Metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as,' such as 'Time is a thief.'

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What is Personification?

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Personification is giving human traits to non-human things, like 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is Hyperbole?

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

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What is an Idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase that means something different from its literal meaning, like 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

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Why do writers use figurative language?

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Writers use figurative language to make their writing more interesting, visual, and to emphasize ideas.

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What is the meaning of the idiom 'hit the road'?

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It means to leave or start a journey.