Figurative Language

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What is Hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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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 without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: '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'. Example: 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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What is Personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract ideas. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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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. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents. Example: 'buzz', 'hiss', 'clang'.

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What is an Oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. Example: 'deafening silence'.

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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. Example: 'Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.'

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What is Imagery?

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Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a mental picture. Example: 'The golden sun set over the calm, blue ocean.'

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What is a Cliché?

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A cliché is an overused expression or idea that has lost its originality. Example: 'All's fair in love and war.'