Figurative Language

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What is Figurative Language?

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Figurative language is a way of using words to create a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. It includes various techniques like similes, metaphors, and personification.

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What is an Understatement?

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An understatement is a figure of speech in which a situation is made to seem less important or serious than it is. Example: "It's a bit chilly" when it's freezing outside.

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What is Alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: "Silly Sally swam so smoothly."

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What is a Simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: "She was as cold as ice."

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What is Personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. Example: "How sweet the sobbing violin!"

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What is a Metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: "Time is a thief."

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What is Hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. Example: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."

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What is an Idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. Example: "It's raining cats and dogs" means it's raining heavily.

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What is a Pun?

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A pun is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect. Example: "Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana."

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing. It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described. Example: "buzz," "hiss," or "clang."