Valentines Day

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What is personification?

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Giving characteristics to nonhuman things.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Uses sound like (boom, pow, whack).

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What is a simile?

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When you use 'like' or 'as' to compare two things.

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What is a metaphor?

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is figurative language?

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

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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.

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What is a hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

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What is a rhyme?

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A repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poems.

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What is a theme?

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The central idea or message in a piece of writing.