Analyzing Figurative Language

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to non-human things.

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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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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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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 hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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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 situational irony?

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A situation that is the opposite of what is expected.

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What is dramatic irony?

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When the audience knows more about a situation than the characters do.

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What is verbal irony?

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When someone says one thing but means the opposite.

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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.