Figurative Language

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What is a simile?

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Comparing two unlike things using 'like' and 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to non-human things.

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What is an idiom?

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A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning.

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What is a hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally.

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What does 'once in a blue moon' mean?

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It is an idiom that means something happens very rarely.

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What is 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 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 pun?

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A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term for humorous or rhetorical 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.