Figurative Language Review

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What is imagery?

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The use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, a thing, a place, or an experience.

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Identify the type of figurative language in this quote: 'I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.'

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Alliteration

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction, such as 'living dead'.

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Define synecdoche.

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A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.

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What is a euphemism?

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A mild word or phrase used to replace one that is thought to be too harsh.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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Define hyperbole.

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An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.

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What is alliteration?

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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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 pun?

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A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similarity in sound for humorous or rhetorical effect.