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 special effect or meaning, often by comparing things or describing them in a non-literal way.

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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, like 'kick the bucket' meaning to die.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, such as 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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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, like 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

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What is repetition in language?

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Repetition is the use of the same word or phrase multiple times to emphasize a point or idea.

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What does it mean to 'clam up'?

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To 'clam up' means to stop talking or to keep quiet, especially when one is nervous or afraid.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by saying one is the other, like 'Time is a thief.'

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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 'like' or 'as,' such as 'as brave as a lion.'

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things, like saying 'the wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents, like 'buzz,' 'bang,' or 'sizzle.'