Figurative Language

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What is Metonymy?

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A figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Example: 'The crown' in place of a royal person.

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What is an Oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction. Example: 'jumbo shrimp'.

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What is an Allusion?

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art. Example: 'Ask me anything, I'm like Google over here.' means 'I know all the answers'.

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What is Personification?

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Giving human or lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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

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What is a Metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unrelated things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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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 Assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. Example: 'The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.'

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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. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is Imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind. Example: 'The golden sun set over the calm blue sea.'