Figurative Language

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound of the object or action it refers to.

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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 a Metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unrelated things by stating that one thing is another.

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What is Hyperbole?

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An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true, used to emphasize something.

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What is an Idiom?

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A phrase that has gained meaning that is different from the literal meaning of the words.

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What is Personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is Alliteration?

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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What is Allusion?

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An indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.

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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 of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.

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What is a Cliché?

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An overused expression or idea that has lost its original meaning or effect.