Figurative Language Flashcard for Grade 6

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration used for effect.

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What figure of speech is used in the sentence 'She is as innocent as an angel'?

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Simile

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What is an example of onomatopoeia?

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Buzz.

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What figure of speech is used in the sentence 'Becky's beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy'?

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Alliteration.

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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 personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct 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 series 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 an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.