Figurative Language (initial practice)

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech where a word imitates the sound it represents, like 'bam', 'splash', or 'buzz'.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as', such as 'as hungry as a bear'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas, like saying 'the wind whispered'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as', such as 'the car is a dinosaur'.

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning, like 'kick the bucket' meaning to die.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, like 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, such as 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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What is imagery?

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Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind, like 'the golden sun set over the shimmering sea'.

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What is a pun?

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A pun is a form of wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words for humorous effect, like 'time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana'.

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What is symbolism?

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Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities, such as a dove representing peace.