Figurative Language

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things by stating that one is the other.

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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 personification?

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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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 onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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What is an oxymoron?

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

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What is symbolism?

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

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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 similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect.