Figurative Language

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What is Hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I could sleep for a year.'

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What is an Idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. Example: 'Hold your horses' means to wait.

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What is Personification?

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Personification is giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents. Example: 'Buzz' for the sound a bee makes.

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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 'like' or 'as'. 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 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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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. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is a Literal Statement?

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A literal statement means exactly what it says, without any exaggeration or metaphor. Example: 'The cat is on the mat.'

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What is a Figurative Language?

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Figurative language uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation. It includes similes, metaphors, idioms, etc.

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What is a Cliché?

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A cliché is an overused expression or idea that has lost its originality. Example: 'Time will tell.'