Figurative Language Review

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Define Simile

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A comparison of two dissimilar items using like, as, or than.

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What figurative language device is used in the sentence: 'Jill could not shake the feeling that Jack made a deliberate mistake to ensure that their project took more time.'?

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Oxymoron.

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Define Pun

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A play on words to produce a humorous effect.

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What figurative language device is used in the example: 'Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade…'?

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Personification.

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Define Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration.

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What is Personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is an Oxymoron?

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

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What is Alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.