Figurative Language Review

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.

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What type of figurative language is used in the phrase 'Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name'?

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Personification.

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What is an idiom?

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A group of words used in a phrase or expression which means something different than what the words actually say.

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What type of figurative language is 'She’s really in a pickle'?

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Idiom.

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What is the definition of hyperbole?

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that imitate the natural sounds of a thing.

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What is an example of personification?

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The flame in the candle danced in the dark.

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What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

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A simile compares two things using 'like' or 'as', while a metaphor states that one thing is another.

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What is alliteration?

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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What is imagery in literature?

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