Figurative Langauge

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics and actions to nonhuman things.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in two or more nearby words.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that imitate sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

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What does the phrase 'the assignment was a breeze' mean?

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It means the assignment was very easy.

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What is the meaning of the personification 'the camera loves me'?

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It means photos of me are always really good.

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True or False: A metaphor is a comparison using 'like' or 'as.'

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False.

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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 or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.