Figurative Language Practice_Test Prep

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What is 'sensory language'?

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Language that connects to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch) to create an image or description.

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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Why do people use figurative language?

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To make writing more interesting and to create images in the reader's head.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a mental picture.