Figurative Language Definitions

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What is Personification?

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The use of words to give things and animals human qualities.

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What is Hyperbole?

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Exaggeration used to emphasize a point, or add excitement or humor to a story.

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What is an Idiom?

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An expression that means something different from what it says, usually culturally based.

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What is Sarcasm?

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A statement that mocks, but can also reveal the speaker's true feelings.

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What is a Simile?

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A comparison of 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 sounds in a sequence 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 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 an Oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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What is Understatement?

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A figure of speech that intentionally makes a situation seem less important than it is.