Figurative Language Review

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the sound it represents, like 'buzz' or 'cha-ching'.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is personification?

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Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things, e.g., 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, e.g., 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as', e.g., 'Time is a thief'.

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What is idiom?

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning, e.g., 'It's raining cats and dogs'.

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What is the purpose of figurative language?

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To create vivid imagery and express ideas in creative ways.

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Can you give an example of hyperbole?

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'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!'.

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Can you give an example of a simile?

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'Her smile was like sunshine'.