Miss Scholl 5th Grade Figurative Language

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What is personification?

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When non-human things have human-like qualities.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its words.

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What is hyperbole?

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Exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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What is a metaphor?

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

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What is simile?

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

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that imitate sounds.

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What is a pun?

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A play on words that exploits multiple meanings of a term for humorous effect.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

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What is a cliché?

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An overused expression that has lost its original meaning or effect.