Mr. P Fig Lang Practice 11/15/22

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What is symbolism?

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Using an object to represent something else.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction, e.g., 'bittersweet.'

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as,' e.g., 'as cute as a kitten.'

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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, e.g., 'Nick's nephew needed new notebooks.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes, e.g., 'buzz' or 'sizzle.'

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What is a euphemism?

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A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt, e.g., 'passed away' instead of 'died.'

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What is hyperbole?

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally, e.g., 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects, e.g., 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is irony?

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A figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning, e.g., a fire station burns down.

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What is assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words, e.g., 'The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.'