Holiday Figurative Language

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents, like 'buzz' for a bee or 'sizzle' for frying.

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What is personification?

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Personification is giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things, like saying 'the wind whispered'.

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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', such as 'as brave as a lion'.

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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, like '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 direct comparison between two unlike things, saying one is the other, like 'time is a thief'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, like 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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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, like 'it's raining cats and dogs'.

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What is the purpose of figurative language?

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Figurative language enhances writing by creating vivid imagery and expressing ideas in creative ways.

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Can you give an example of onomatopoeia?

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Examples of onomatopoeia include 'bang', 'meow', and 'pop'.

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Can you give an example of personification?

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An example of personification is 'the flowers danced in the breeze'.