Figurative Language Concepts

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language is a way of using words to create a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. It includes various devices like similes, metaphors, and idioms.

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What is an allusion?

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An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art, often used to make a comparison or to add meaning.

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What does 'Midas touch' mean?

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The 'Midas touch' refers to a person’s ability to succeed in any endeavor, especially in business, similar to King Midas who turned everything he touched into gold.

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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, such as 'hit the hay' meaning 'to go to bed'.

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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, such as 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one is the other, such as 'Time is a thief'.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as', such as 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect, such as 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts, such as 'the wind whispered through the trees'.

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What is synecdoche?

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Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, such as referring to a car as 'wheels'.