Figurative Language Review

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What is a simile?

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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What does personification mean?

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its words.

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What is a metaphor?

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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What does 'the wind whistled' illustrate?

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Personification, as it gives the wind a human action.

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What is the meaning of 'in a pickle'?

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In a difficult situation; an idiom.

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What does 'the snow is a white blanket' represent?

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A metaphor comparing snow to a blanket.

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What is assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that imitate sounds, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.