Figurative Language

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What is an idiom?

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A well-known phrase that means something different than what it actually says.

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common, without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents, such as 'boom' or 'crash'.

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What does the phrase 'lightning danced across the sky' mean?

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There was a lot of lightning in the sky during a storm.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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Give an example of an idiom.

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'It's raining cats and dogs' means it's raining heavily.

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Give an example of personification.

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The wind whispered through the trees.