Holiday Figurative Language

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What is a metaphor?

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

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Example of a metaphor in a holiday context.

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"The Christmas Lights are stars at night."

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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Example of personification in a holiday context.

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"The ornaments smiled as they were placed on the tree."

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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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Example of onomatopoeia in a holiday context.

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"The Christmas bells jingled."

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What is alliteration?

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

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Example of alliteration in a holiday context.

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"Santa's sleigh swiftly soars."

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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Example of an oxymoron in a holiday context.

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"Deafening silence of Christmas Eve."