Figurative Language

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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 various techniques like similes, metaphors, and hyperbole.

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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, 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things by stating one is the other. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally. For example, 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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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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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate natural sounds. Examples include 'buzz', 'bang', and 'sizzle'.

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What is imagery in literature?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images for the reader. For example, 'The woods are lovely, dark and deep'.

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a set expression or phrase that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. For example, 'It's raining cats and dogs' means it's raining heavily.

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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, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore'.

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What is a pun?

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A pun is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect. For example, 'Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana'.