Figurative Language Terms

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. It includes techniques like similes, metaphors, and personification.

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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'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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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. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate the natural sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. Examples include 'buzz', 'bang', and 'sizzle'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect. For example, 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse'.

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What is an allusion?

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An allusion is a brief reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance. For example, 'He has the Midas touch' refers to King Midas from mythology.

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What is rhyme scheme?

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Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem. It is usually described using letters to indicate which lines rhyme.

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What is denotation?

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Denotation is the literal or primary meaning of a word, as opposed to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.