Figurative Language

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What is an allusion?

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A brief reference to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar.

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two dissimilar things without the express use of 'like' or 'as.'

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What is understatement?

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A figure of speech employed by writers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.

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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 onomatopoeia?

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A figure of speech in which a word imitates the natural sound of a thing.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a visual representation in the reader's mind.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as.'