Figurative Language Pre-Test

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8th Grade
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is figurative language?
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Figurative language uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. It includes techniques like similes, metaphors, and personification.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a simile?
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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'
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What is a metaphor?
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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares one thing to another for rhetorical effect, without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief.'
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is onomatopoeia?
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Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate the natural sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. Examples include 'buzz', 'hiss', and 'drip'.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is alliteration?
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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. For example, 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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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. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees.'
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is hyperbole?
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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect. For example, 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'
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