Figurative Language

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What is alliteration?

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The same letter sound repeated throughout a sentence.

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What figure of speech is used in the phrase 'Martha's macaroni mouthwatering, madame'?

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Alliteration.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates a sound.

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What is an idiom?

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An expression where the words used mean something different than you would find in a dictionary.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human objects.

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What is imagery?

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Very descriptive language that appeals to all senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).

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What is a pun?

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A play on words that exploits the different meanings of a word or similar-sounding words.