Figurative Language

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Define hyperbole

Back

An over exaggeration.

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What is the vantage point from which a story is told?

Back

Point of View.

Front

Give an example of onomatopoeia.

Back

Buzz Buzz.

Front

What does the phrase "It's raining cats and dogs" represent?

Back

Idiom.

Front

What is the example of hyperbole in the phrase "I nearly died laughing"?

Back

Hyperbole.

Front

Define simile.

Back

A comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

Front

Define metaphor.

Back

A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

Front

What is personification?

Back

Giving human traits to non-human things.

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

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

Front

What is assonance?

Back

The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.