Figurative Language

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What is literal language?

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Words that mean exactly what they say.

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language is the use of words or expressions that are different from their literal meaning.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is a figure of speech that involves exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one thing is another, without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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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'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract ideas.

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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.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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What is an idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

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What is an oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms, like 'bittersweet'.