Figurative Language

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What is figurative language?

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that sound like the sounds they represent.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to non-human things.

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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 a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or 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 simile?

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'Her smile was like the sun.'