Figurative Language Definitions

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What is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance?

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Allusion (Example: Let’s not go there; it will unlock Pandora’s box.)

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What uses figures of speech to build meaning beyond the literal?

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Figurative language

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What is the use of language that engages the 5 senses: Hearing, Sight, Taste, Smell, and Touch?

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Imagery (Example: The scruffy black cat’s back arches and hair stands straight up when it encounters the chocolate brown snarling dog whose teeth look like little knives covered in butter.)

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What is an indirect comparison that typically uses like or as?

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Simile (Example: She is as happy as a cat riding a unicorn through space.)

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What is an expression that means something more than the literal definition?

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Idiom (Example: If you don’t zip your lips, I will zip them for you!)

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What is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor (Example: Time is a thief.)

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What is a deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or effect?

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Hyperbole (Example: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.)

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What is a phrase that repeats the same initial consonant sound in a series of words?

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Alliteration (Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.)

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What is giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things?

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Personification (Example: The wind whispered through the trees.)

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What is a comparison that suggests one thing is another, often used to create symbolism?

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Metaphor (Example: The world is a stage.)