Figurative Language Review

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech used to make a comparison between two things WITHOUT using 'like' or 'as.' A metaphor makes the comparison by saying one thing IS another thing. Example: 'He is a rock.'

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Identify a simile.

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.' Example: 'He's as strong as an ox.'

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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: 'Black bug's blood.'

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Which of the following is a metaphor?

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Example: 'Her hair was a cheerful scribble when she woke up in the morning.'

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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 sun kissed our skin.'

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What is a hyperbole?

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

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. Example: 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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

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What is an oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction. 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 similarity in sound for humorous or rhetorical effect. Example: 'Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.'