Figurative Language- 6th

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What is a simile?

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Comparing two unlike things using 'like' and 'as.'

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is irony?

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When there are two contradicting meanings of the same situation, event, image, sentence, phrase, or story.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is an idiom?

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A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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What is a pun?

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A form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similar-sounding words.