Figurative language and Sound devices

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two unlike things that states that one thing is the other thing.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word created to mimic a sound.

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What is repetition in literature?

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A technique where the writer uses a word, syllable, or phrase over and over as a literary device.

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What is rhyme?

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Words that have the exact same ending.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things or abstract ideas.

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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 alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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What is consonance?

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The repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity within a sentence or phrase.

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What is assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.