Figurative Language

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What is a simile?

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Comparing two unlike things using as, like, or than.

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What are oxymorons?

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Two words that have opposite or very different meanings.

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What is imagery in literature?

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Language and poetic techniques used to create mental pictures and evoke emotions in the reader.

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What is a couplet?

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Two lines of poetry, one after the other, that rhyme and are of the same length and rhythm.

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What is a stanza?

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A group of lines in a poem, separated by space.

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What is alliteration?

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

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Giving human characteristics to non-human things or abstract ideas.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is symbolism?

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Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities.