Figurative Language

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of a word.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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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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Example of alliteration?

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

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Example of a simile?

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Her smile was as bright as the sun.

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Example of personification?

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The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

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Example of onomatopoeia?

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The bees buzzed in the garden.

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Example of a metaphor?

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Time is a thief.