Figurative Language

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What is hyperbole?

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A strong exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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Identify the figurative language in the phrase: 'Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin?'

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This is an example of metaphor, rhyme, simile, and imagery.

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What is a palindrome?

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Anything that is the same forwards and backwards.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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Define idiom.

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A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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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 imagery in literature?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental images.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.