Figurative Language Review/Try-It Out!

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What is the definition of HYPERBOLE?

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An extreme exaggeration.

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What is ONOMATOPOEIA?

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The naming of a thing or action by imitation of natural sounds; a 'sound word.'

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What type of figurative language is: 'The class was as rowdy as a pack of wild animals'?

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Simile.

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What type of figurative language is: 'A loud hush fell upon the startled people in the room.'?

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Oxymoron.

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What type of figurative language is: 'She danced dreamily, dipping and ducking as the music played softly.'?

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Alliteration.

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What is a SIMILE?

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A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a METAPHOR?

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is PERSONIFICATION?

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Giving human qualities to nonhuman objects or abstract ideas.

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What is ALLITERATION?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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What is an OXYMORON?

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.