Figurative Language

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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'. Example: 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things by stating that one thing is another. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What does 'as slow as a turtle' mean?

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It means to be very slow.

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What does 'the camera loves me' imply?

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It means that photos of the person are always really good.

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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. Example: 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents. Example: 'buzz', 'hiss', 'clang'.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. Example: 'bittersweet'.