Figurative Language definitions & examples

Front

What is a comparison of two unlike things using 'like', 'as', 'resembles', or 'than'?

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Simile

Front

What is a phrase that means something different from its literal meaning?

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Idiom

Front

What is a figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another?

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Metaphor

Front

What is it called when human qualities are assigned to nonhuman things?

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Personification

Front

What is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms?

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Oxymoron

Front

What is a repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

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Alliteration

Front

What is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art?

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Allusion

Front

What is a comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as'?

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Metaphor

Front

What is a common expression that has a meaning different from the literal meaning of its words?

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Idiom