Figurative Language

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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The use of words to imitate sounds.

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What is Imagery?

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Language that creates mental pictures by using sensory language.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A comparison of two unlike subjects using the words 'is' or 'was'.

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What is a Simile?

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A comparison of two unlike subjects using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is Personification?

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A figure of speech in which an animal, idea, or object is given human or 'person-like' characteristics.

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What is an Idiom?

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A group of words whose meaning is different from the ordinary or literal meaning.

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What is Alliteration?

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in the same phrase.

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What is Hyperbole?

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A big exaggeration in order to make a point.

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What is a Symbol?

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An object, character, figure, or color used to represent abstract ideas or concepts.

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What is a Pun?

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A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similarity in sound for humorous or rhetorical effect.