Figurative Language Review

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What is alliteration?

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The same beginning sound repeated.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true.

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What is an example of alliteration?

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"The gentle giant jumped in jubilation."

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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 that does not use "like" or "as."

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to non-human things.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is a comparison?

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A statement that shows how two things are alike.

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What is an example of a simile?

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"I drive as slow as a turtle."