Figurative Language

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that sound like what they mean.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison that does not use like, as, or than.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

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What is personification?

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Giving non-human things qualities of a human.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison 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 an idiom?

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An expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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Example of onomatopoeia?

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Words like 'buzz', 'bang', or 'sizzle'.

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Example of a metaphor?

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'Time is a thief'.

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Example of alliteration?

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'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.