Figurative Language

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What is figurative language?

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A word or phrase that does not have its normal or literal meaning.

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What is a simile?

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Using like or as to make a comparison.

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What is an example of personification?

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The tree invited us to come and play.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that sounds like the noise or action it is describing.

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What is an example of onomatopoeia?

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The jet zoomed across the sky!

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What is 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 exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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What is idiom?

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

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What is an example of a metaphor?

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Time is a thief.