Figurative Language Review

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What is Hyperbole?

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Using exaggeration to prove a point.

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What is a Pun?

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A play on words.

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What is Alliteration?

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When two or more words begin with the same sound in a sentence or a line of poetry.

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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 is Personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

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What is a Simile?

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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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 the purpose of Figurative Language?

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To create vivid imagery and express ideas in creative ways.

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Example of Hyperbole:

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"I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!"