Figurative Language Review

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What is a simile?

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A comparison using the words 'like' or 'as.'

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects.

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What is an idiom?

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An expression that means something different than what the words state.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates a sound.

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration.

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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 metaphor?

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

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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.

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What is a pun?

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A play on words that exploits multiple meanings for humorous effect.

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What is irony?

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A contrast between expectation and reality.