Figurative Language

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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 an idiom?

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A phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its words.

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What is imagery?

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Words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison not using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that imitate sounds.

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words.

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What is a cliche?

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An overused expression that has lost its originality.

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What is a pun?

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A play on words that exploits multiple meanings of a term.