Figurative Language

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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What does it mean when we say 'the classroom was a zoo'?

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It means the classroom was very noisy and chaotic.

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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 is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is imagery in literature?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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What is symbolism?

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.