Figurative Language

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals.

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What is alliteration?

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Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'He was as cool as a cucumber.'

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What is a pun?

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A humorous play on words that have double meanings.

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What is hyperbole?

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Outrageous exaggeration made to emphasize a point.

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What is metaphor?

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

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing. Example: 'buzz', 'sizzle'.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction. Example: 'deafening silence'.

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What is imagery?

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

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What is a hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I could sleep for a thousand years.'