Vocabulary Review

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What is a paradox?

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A statement that seems contradictory or impossible but may actually be true. Example: 'She stood in the empty room.'

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What is an idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. Example: 'Hit the hay' means to go to bed.

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What does 'let the cat out of the bag' mean?

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It is an idiom that means to reveal a secret.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which two contradictory terms appear together. Example: 'Beautiful disaster.'

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What is irony?

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A situation where what happens is the opposite of what we expect. Example: A fire station burns down.

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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'. Example: 'As brave as a lion.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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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 similarity in sound for humorous effect. Example: 'Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.'

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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. Example: 'He has the Midas touch.'