Figurative Language terms/examples

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What is Hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is a figure of speech that involves exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I've told you a million times.'

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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What is a Simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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What is Personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. Example: 'buzz', 'bang', 'sizzle'.

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What is Alliteration?

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Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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CCSS.L.4.5

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What is a Metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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CCSS.L.4.5A

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What is Imagery?

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Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind. Example: 'The golden sun set over the calm, blue ocean.'

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What is Irony?

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Irony is a figure of speech in which the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning. Example: A fire station burns down.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

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What is a Pun?

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A pun is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect. Example: 'Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.'

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What is a Cliché?

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A cliché is an overused expression or idea that has lost its originality and impact. Example: 'All's fair in love and war.'