Figurative Language

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What is figurative language?

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two unlike subjects using the words 'is' or 'was'.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unlike subjects using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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The use of words that imitate sounds.

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to an animal, idea, or nonliving object.

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What is imagery?

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Language that creates mental pictures by using sensory language.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in the same phrase.

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What is an idiom?

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A group of words whose meaning is different from the ordinary or literal meaning.

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Example of a metaphor: 'Time is a thief.' What does it mean?

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It suggests that time steals moments from our lives.

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Example of a simile: 'Her smile is like the sun.' What does it mean?

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It means her smile is bright and cheerful.