Figurative Language

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase that means something else than what it says.

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What is alliteration?

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Repeating the same initial sound in neighboring words.

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What type of figurative language is shown: 'The runner ran like a cheetah' in the race?

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Simile.

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What type of figurative language is shown: 'Pansy pranced playfully around the playground.'?

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Alliteration.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to objects or ideas.

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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 extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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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 simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.