Figurative Language Flashcard

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What is figurative language primarily used for?

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To create images in the reader's mind

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What does personification involve?

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Giving human qualities to things, ideas, and concepts

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What is a hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

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What is an allusion?

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A reference to people, places, events, or things that are widely-known

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What does alliteration involve?

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words

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Which of the following is NOT an example of figurative language? Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Definition

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Definition

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What is the purpose of using a simile?

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To compare two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Which of the following best describes a metaphor? A direct comparison using 'like' or 'as', A statement that is not meant to be taken literally, A comparison by calling one thing something else, A repeated sound at the beginning of words

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A comparison by calling one thing something else