Figurative language and Sound devices

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as.' Example: 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration that is not intended to be believed. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is consonance?

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A repetition of consonant sounds in several words found close together, usually in poetry. Example: 'The lumpy, bumpy road.'

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What is assonance?

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A repetition of vowel sounds in several words found close together, usually in poetry. Example: 'The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word created to mimic a sound. Example: 'buzz,' 'clang,' 'sizzle.'

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is rhyme?

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The repetition of similar sounds at the end of words, often used in poetry. Example: 'cat' and 'hat.'

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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. Example: 'The golden sun set over the calm, blue sea.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.' Example: 'Time is a thief.'