Figurative Language Terms

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like', 'as', or 'than'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that imitate sounds, such as 'buzz', 'bang', or 'sizzle'.

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What is hyperbole?

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An obvious or extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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What is verbal irony?

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Words that express the opposite of what someone really feels or means, often used sarcastically.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human objects or abstract concepts.

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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.

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What is allusion?

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

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What is synecdoche?

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A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.

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What is assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.