Figurative Language

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What is Alliteration?

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Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

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What is a Simile?

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A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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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 Onomatopoeia?

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Words that sound like their meaning.

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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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Attributing human characteristics to non-human things.

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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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Example of Alliteration?

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

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Example of a Simile?

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Her smile was as bright as the sun.

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Example of Hyperbole?

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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.