Christmas Figurative Language

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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.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes.

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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.

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What is alliteration?

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

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What is an allusion?

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An allusion is an indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.

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Example of a pun: 'Santa cleans his sleigh with Santa-tizer.' What type of figurative language is this?

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Pun.

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Example of hyperbole: 'The stocking was exploding with presents.' What type of figurative language is this?

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Hyperbole.

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Example of onomatopoeia: 'Santa landed with a thump when he arrived down the chimney.' What type of figurative language is this?

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Onomatopoeia.

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Example of alliteration: 'It was so chilly outside that it caused the children's teeth to chatter.' What type of figurative language is this?

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Alliteration.