Figurative Language Definitions

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Words that resemble the sound they represent. Example: The baseball whizzed past my ear.

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What is Personification?

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Giving human traits to something that is not human. Example: My alarm clock yells at me.

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What is an Idiom?

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An expression that means something more than the literal definition. Example: If you don’t zip your lips, I will zip them for you!

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What is a Metaphor?

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A direct comparison between two objects or concepts. Example: Her long hair was a flowing golden river.

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What is Alliteration?

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The repetition of the beginning consonant sound within a group of words. Example: Kathy can’t cook chocolate chip cookies continuously.

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What is Hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

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What is Simile?

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A comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: Her smile was as bright as the sun.

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What is Imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses. Example: The golden sun set behind the purple mountains.

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What is Allusion?

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of literature. Example: He has the Midas touch.

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What is a Pun?

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A play on words that exploits multiple meanings of a term. Example: Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.