Midterm Figurative Language/Lit Terms

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What is a symbol?

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A person, place, an activity, or an object that stands for something beyond itself.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a pun?

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A play on words.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unlike things.

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What is an analogy?

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A comparison between two comparable things; more of a direct and literal comparison than a metaphor or simile.

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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 personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a mental picture.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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What is alliteration?

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.