Figurative Language

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits to objects or ideas.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that resembles the sound it represents.

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Example of personification: 'The flute sang out beautifully during the concert.'

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This sentence gives the flute human-like qualities.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A short phrase combining two terms that are normally contradictory.

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What is alliteration?

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Repeating the same initial sound in several words of a phrase or sentence.

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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 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 hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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Example of alliteration: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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This sentence repeats the 's' sound at the beginning of several words.

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Example of an oxymoron: 'bittersweet.'

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This term combines contradictory terms to express a complex idea.