Figurative Language

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What is personification?

Back

Giving human characteristics to non-human things.

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What is a simile?

Back

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

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What does it mean when someone says their head is spinning?

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It means they are feeling confused.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words.

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents.

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What is a theme in literature?

Back

The central idea or message conveyed in a story.

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What is imagery?

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.