Figurative Language

Front

What is the use of any element of language (word, phrase, line, etc.) more than once?

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Repetition

Front

What is the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words?

Back

Alliteration

Front

What is it called when human traits are given to something that is not human?

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Personification

Front

What do we call words that end with the same sound?

Back

Rhyme

Front

What is the phrase 'Life is like a box of chocolates' an example of?

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Simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor

Front

What is the use of exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is the term for a group of lines in a poem?

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Stanza

Front

What is the repetition of vowel sounds within words?

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Assonance