Figurative Language Definitions

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What is the repetition of the beginning consonant sound within a group of words?

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Alliteration (Example: Kathy can’t cook chocolate chip cookies continuously, can she?)

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What gives human traits to something that is not human?

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Personification (Example: My alarm clock yells at me every morning to get out of bed!)

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What is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance?

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Allusion (Example: Let’s not go there; it will unlock Pandora’s box.)

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What is the use of language that engages the 5 senses: Hearing, Sight, Taste, Smell, and Touch?

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Imagery (Example: The scruffy black cat’s back arches and hair stands straight up when it encounters the chocolate brown snarling dog whose teeth look like little knives covered in butter.)

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What uses figures of speech to build meaning beyond the literal?

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Figurative language

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What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile (Example: Her smile was as bright as the sun.)

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What is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

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Hyperbole (Example: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.)

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What is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor (Example: Time is a thief.)

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What is a phrase that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its individual words?

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Idiom (Example: It's raining cats and dogs.)

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What is a statement that contradicts itself but may still be true?

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Paradox (Example: This statement is false.)