Figurative Language

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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A word that sounds like what it describes.

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What does the phrase 'It's raining cats and dogs' mean?

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The sky is pouring down rain.

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What does 'The trees danced in the wind' mean?

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The trees were swaying back and forth.

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What is a Hyperbole?

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An exaggeration.

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What is an example of Onomatopoeia in the sentence: 'I heard the screech of the tires'?

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Screech.

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What is Personification?

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Giving human qualities to animals or objects.

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What is Alliteration?

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Repeating the beginning sound in words.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is Simile?

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A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What does 'The wind whispered through the trees' mean?

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The wind is being described as if it can whisper.