Figurative Language

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What is Hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. For example, 'I could sleep for a year.'

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What is Personification?

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Personification is giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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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 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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What is a Metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief.'

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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. For example, 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

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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. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is Assonance?

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Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. For example, 'The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.'

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What is a Cliché?

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A cliché is an overused expression or idea that has lost its originality. For example, 'Time will tell.'

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What is a Pun?

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A pun is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words for humorous effect. For example, 'I used to be a baker, but I couldn't make enough dough.'

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What is Oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. For example, 'bittersweet' or 'deafening silence.'