FIGURE OF SPEECH

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes an implicit comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is hyperbole?

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A figure of speech that involves exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is alliteration?

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A figure of speech that involves the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A figure of speech where a word imitates the natural sound of a thing. Example: 'The bees buzzed.'

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What is assonance?

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A figure of speech that involves the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words. Example: 'The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.'

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What is an example of a simile?

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'Her eyes shone like stars.'

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What is an example of a metaphor?

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'He is a lion in battle.'

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What is an example of hyperbole?

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'I’ve told you a million times!'