Thanksgiving Day Figurative Language

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What is a pun?

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A pun is a form of wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a term or similarity in sound between words for humorous or rhetorical effect.

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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 or phrases.

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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 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 an oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.

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What is personification?

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

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What is metaphor?

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

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes.

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What does 'blessing in disguise' mean?

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A blessing in disguise is a situation that seems bad at first but results in something good.