Figurative language

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by “like” or “as.”

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

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• Her face was as soft as a porcelain doll.

• She is a snake.

• His voice sounded like a hummingbird.

• There love is a ticking bomb.

What is an example of personification

• Lily talked outside.

• He danced so effortlessly

• The streets were calling him

• None of the above.

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• Boom

• Pow

• Wow

• Zing

A figure of speech that makes a reference to people, places, events, or literary works.

• Alliteration

• Anecdote

• Anaphora

• Allusion

Description using the five senses that help the reader create a "mental picture"

• Repitition

• Imagery

• Alliteration

• Simile

Denotation is...

• the implied meaning of the word.

• the unspoken meaning of the word.

• the literal definition of the word.

• None of the above

Connotation

• The implied definition of the word.

• The literal definition of the word

• The opposite definition of the word.

• None of the above.

Two or more words in a phrase or line of poetry share the same beginning consonant sound. The words may be right by each other or separated by one or more words.

• Alliteration

• Repitition

• Anaphora

• Allegory

A literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable.

• Alliteration

• Repitition

• Allegory

• Anaphora